Thursday 11 December 2014

Devuan

There is a new startup Linux distro in town:
Devuan.

https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng

The theory is that it is Debian, but without SytemD.

The people behind it are still working on what infrastructure is needed, before development can start.

So what is the topic that has the greatest discussion?
Release Names.

A few people are trying to determine what hardware is needed, and where to locate it.
A few more are trying to decide what should be included.

In retrospect, what they greybeards should have done, and perhaps are doing, is create a public list that they all but ignore, and a private list for discussing infrastructure, and what the distro will include.

Then, when the beta release is ready, announce it, and go fully public.