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GNU/Linux distro timeline 10.7

Published by Andreas on 2010-07-03 in Timeline. 4 Comments.

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  • Added 10 distros (total 270): Canaima, Damn Vulnerable Linux, Lubuntu, Macpup, Openfiler, openmamba, SliTaz, SMS, Tiny SliTaz, QiLinux
  • Fixed: GoblinX renamed to Imagineos
  • Improved infobox: bigger Tux! (with GNU)
  • Improved logos: now using icon field instead of including external images
  • Contributors: Pascal Bellard, Gardouille, Jason Porter and Flamel Canto
  • Works best with gnuclad 0.2 (experimental)

Contribute and get updates

Published by Andreas on 2010-05-09 in Other. 1 Comment.

Apart from being able to download the source files (from the tarball) and make your own version with the help of gnuclad, you can now with ease contribute to the GLDT project by submitting new distributions – or suggest changes – by usingthis form.

Also, we now have anRSS feed for updates.

GNU/Linux distro timeline 10.5

Published by Andreas on 2010-05-07 in Timeline. 2 Comments.

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  • Added 10 distros (total 250): ASLinux, Best, Danix, Independence, Maemo, Mamona, Midori, Moblin, Quirky, wattOS
  • Added Connectors: Debian->CrunchBang, Debian->MEPIS
  • Contributors: Kenneth Rohde Christiansen, Kevin Vesga and Jim Trocki
  • Works best with gnuclad 0.2 (experimental)

100.000 visitors

Published by Andreas on 2010-04-29 in Other. 0 Comments.

Today we celebrate passing 100.000 visitors to the site since we started publishing the timeline here (i.e. no longer on kde-look.org). Hooray!

GNU/Linux distro timeline 10.4

Published by Andreas on 2010-04-16 in Timeline. 2 Comments.

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  • Added 10 distros (total 240): DeadCD, Dizinha, Dragora, Metamorphose, NeoDizinha, Netrunner, Omoikane (ARMA), QubesOS, Salix, VortexBox
  • Fixed: sidux (lowercase)
  • Works best with gnuclad 0.2 (experimental)

GNU/Linux distro timeline 10.3

Published by Andreas on 2010-03-04 in Timeline. 0 Comments.

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  • Added 12 distros (total 230): ASP, Calculate, CERN, Demolinux, Element, Epidemic, Fermi, Igelle, IPFire, Paldo, Resulinux, T2
  • Contributors: John G. Ruff, Franck Qulain, Norbert Cartagena, Luciano Andress Martini, Joko Keuschnig and Ren Rebe
  • Cleaned up source code of included SVG images and CSV spreadsheet
  • Works best with gnuclad 0.1

Introducing gnuclad

Published by Andreas on 2010-02-03 in Gnuclad. 0 Comments.

Donjan Rodic has released a cladogram tree generator named gnuclad – check this cool project out. With the use of his new tool he has completed version 10.2 of the GNU/Linux distro timeline!

Note how the svg version now has links to the corresponding distributions. Open it in your favorite svg-friendly web browser and click the labels voil.

GNU/Linux distro timeline 10.2

Published by Andreas on 2010-02-03 in Timeline. 0 Comments.

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  • First release using gnuclad.
  • New database: CSV spreadsheet + conf file.
  • Improved SUSE derivates.
  • Added a few distros.
  • Lots of small corrections.

GNU/Linux distro timeline 9.3

Published by Andreas on 2009-03-07 in Timeline. 0 Comments.

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  • Maintenance release. The timeline is kept at February as in version 9.2.
  • Lots of file/data cleanup.
  • Fixed: Arch (no direct CRUX code), Gobolinux (duplicate), ROCK (renamed from Rock, moved to summer 1998)
  • Added 1 distro (GoboLinux replacement): Clinux (one of the most wide spread embedded Linux distros)
  • Contributors: Rob Mills and dcecchin
  • Changed README and created CONTRIBUTE folder (contents: CHANGELOG, INFO, TODO, SUGGESTIONS, distribution_data.ods)

GNU/Linux distro timeline 9.2

Published by Andreas on 2009-02-12 in Timeline. 0 Comments.

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  • Discontinued 15 distros: Annvix, ATmission (dormant 3+ years), Aurox, Bluewall, FoX, GNU-HALO, Edubuntu (now addon-CD), ELX, Kororaa, Kurumin, Linspire, Morphix, Sauver, Trustix, ZoneCD (might be revived based on Gentoo)
  • Continued: All others, notably the following: alinux (DistroWatch:dormant), Bioknoppix (DW:dormant), Impi (DW:discontinued, it’s not), Nitix (DW:discontinued… it’s actively maintained by IBM for Lotus Foundations), SymphonyOS (DW:dormant)
  • Revived: none (just a few control samples checked)
  • Fixed: rPath (not a RedHat fork, designed from ground up by two ex-RedHat engineers), Ututo XS, VLOS (VidaLinux)
  • Added 50 distros: Absolute, Clonezilla Live, Coyote, CrunchBang, DNALinux, Dreamlinux, Easy Peasy, Feather, Finnix, Fluxbuntu, GeeXboX, Gentoox, Gibraltar, GoblinX, GoboLinux, gOS, Granular, Hikarunix, K12, Kaella, Kalango, Kiwi, LEAF, Linpus, MOPSLinux, Musix, NepaLinux, Nitix, OpenGEU, Papug, ParallelKnoppix, PelicanHPC, Pentoo, Poseidon, PureOS, SAM, Slackintosh, Slamd64, SLAMPP, Tinfoil Hat, TinyMe, Topologilinux, Trisquel, Tuquito, U-lite, Ututo-e, Simplis, Vine, Wolvix, ZevenOS
  • Contributors: Jake Neumann, Azure Cerulean, David Hill, Norbert Cartagena, Lus Fontenelle Carneiro, guillaume and Meric B. Mara
  • Changed README and created CONTRIBUTE file.