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This is an old revision of Puppy6 made by CrustyLobster on 2010-09-07 15:33:20.
Puppy 6
Project leader
Developers Joe (big Bass), Ttuxxx, Jemimah, Technosaurus
'The kernel makes the OS the packages make the distro
creative people make it happen in real time'
Joe
Puppy 6 potential bases:
GTZ-pup, Dpup, Pup'nGo, Wary
Goal 1
Puppy compiled in Puppy
'Puppy from Scratch'
Back to basics
Smaller iso
Recompiled packages
Puppy Goals:
* Load and run totally in RAM
* Easily install to USB, Zip or hard drive media.
* Run from CD or DVD
* Booting from CD or DVD, save everything back to the CD
* Booting from USB Flash drive, minimise writes to extend life indefinitely
* Extremely friendly for Linux newbies
* Boot up and run extraordinarily fast
* Have all the applications needed for daily use
* Will just work, no hassles
* Will breathe new life into old PCs
Features:
Puppy Base Layout
Every Puplet and wooflet uses slightly different layout of menus
for consistency we will try to establish a 'standard'
Control center
There are several control centers - in dpup, Dude etc
Quickpet
Browser choice, window manager choice
for dialog and other messaging - Puppy Fun
Puppy from Scratch