Discussion of the Zero Install software distribution system

Frank Alcantara | 7 Jan 2004 13:27

Starting a Distro

Let me introduce my self. I am Frank Alcantara I work in a small company in Brazil which is changing his focus from proprietary to open source software, the first thing we saw in this area was a need for a specialized linux distro to soho and enterprise users. As we start this research, we find two very exciting initiatives the UserLinux group and Zero-Install.

probably I lost some thread in userlinux list, but apparently they will not use zero-install. However, we will use this technology in our distro, what means, userlinux is great, but we will run our own distro..

Are there some initiative in this way? Are there some other company in this road?

I really would like to share some expertise about this project.

Please apologize my awful English.

Frank Alcantara

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Thomas Leonard | 8 Jan 2004 14:43

Re: Starting a Distro

On Wed, Jan 07, 2004 at 10:27:34AM -0200, Frank Alcantara wrote:
> Let me introduce my self. I am Frank Alcantara I work in a small company
> in Brazil which is changing his focus from proprietary to open source
> software, the first thing we saw in this area was a need for a
> specialized linux distro to soho and enterprise users. As we start this
> research, we find two very exciting initiatives the UserLinux group and
> Zero-Install. 
> 
> probably I lost some thread in userlinux list, but apparently they will
> not use zero-install. However, we will use this technology in our
> distro, what means, userlinux is great, but we will run our own distro..
> 
> Are there some initiative in this way? Are there some other company in
> this road? 

There's 'liquidos', being set up at the moment by John Perkins. See the
list archives:

http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=32994

Since Zero Install is new and experimental, there isn't very much
experience with it at the moment.

The easiest thing to do (if you're in a hurry) is to start with a
traditional-style base system (like UserLinux, Debian, etc) and add Zero
Install to it. Then you get extra stuff (rox.sourceforge.net, etc) through
Zero Install. As more stuff becomes available, you just move it over.

For example, when GTK gets packaged (with all the latest fontconfig
stuff), ROX-Filer will probably link against that. You can then add that
directory (eg, /uri/0install/liquidos.org/lib/gtk/lib) to your traditional
/etc/ld.config file to use that version for everything.

Good luck!

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tal00r at ecs.soton.ac.uk	tal197 at users.sourceforge.net
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John Perkins | 8 Jan 2004 16:29

Re: Starting a Distro

BTW, don't try that address yet, the hosting is
SUPPOSED to come on line next week.

Vector Linux, my main project, is comming along very
well and we should have the first zero-install enabled
release next month.

You can install the current VL 4.0, install the
zeroinstall package and be up and running in a half
hour.

You might be better off getting in touch with us on
the forums there.  The developer forum at
vectorlinux.com is very active.

John Perkins
aka Mutiny
www.vectorlinux.com

--- Thomas Leonard <tal00r <at> ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 07, 2004 at 10:27:34AM -0200, Frank
> Alcantara wrote:
> > Let me introduce my self. I am Frank Alcantara I
> work in a small company
> > in Brazil which is changing his focus from
> proprietary to open source
> > software, the first thing we saw in this area was
> a need for a
> > specialized linux distro to soho and enterprise
> users. As we start this
> > research, we find two very exciting initiatives
> the UserLinux group and
> > Zero-Install. 
> > 
> > probably I lost some thread in userlinux list, but
> apparently they will
> > not use zero-install. However, we will use this
> technology in our
> > distro, what means, userlinux is great, but we
> will run our own distro..
> > 
> > Are there some initiative in this way? Are there
> some other company in
> > this road? 
> 
> There's 'liquidos', being set up at the moment by
> John Perkins. See the
> list archives:
> 
>
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=32994
> 
> Since Zero Install is new and experimental, there
> isn't very much
> experience with it at the moment.
> 
> The easiest thing to do (if you're in a hurry) is to
> start with a
> traditional-style base system (like UserLinux,
> Debian, etc) and add Zero
> Install to it. Then you get extra stuff
> (rox.sourceforge.net, etc) through
> Zero Install. As more stuff becomes available, you
> just move it over.
> 
> For example, when GTK gets packaged (with all the
> latest fontconfig
> stuff), ROX-Filer will probably link against that.
> You can then add that
> directory (eg,
> /uri/0install/liquidos.org/lib/gtk/lib) to your
> traditional
> /etc/ld.config file to use that version for
> everything.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> 
> -- 
> Thomas Leonard			http://rox.sourceforge.net
> tal00r at ecs.soton.ac.uk	tal197 at
> users.sourceforge.net
> GPG: 9242 9807 C985 3C07 44A6  8B9A AE07 8280 59A5
> 3CC1
> 
> 
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