Mini distro (Was: Re: old dogs...new tricks?)

[Andrew Stout]

He makes a good point, from a business perspective.  However, when I go 
looking for a linux distro for my brand new hardware, I'm likely to 
look first to a distro that's worked 'out of the box' so to speak on 
all the other hardware I've tried it on, some of which is likely to be 
the target of a "mini distro" aimed at OldWorld hardware.
And (please don't let this start a flame war, I'm just stating a 
personal inclination) if my hardware will run OS X, I'm unlikely to be 
looking for a linux to put on it anyway.  And if I do decide I want 
Linux on my TiBook (in addition to or instead of OS X), I'm likely to 
look to the distro which worked for my Wallstreet and my old junk.

my 2c...

--Andrew

On Sunday, March 16, 2003, at 08:38 AM, Aurel Wisse wrote:

> --- Dan Burcaw <dburcaw@terrasoftsolutions.com> wrote:
>> We're actually thinking about doing a slimmed down
>> mini-distro
>> (compatible with the mainline distro) that is
>> intended for OldWorld
>> hardware. Thoughts?
>
> Dan, people who want to dust off old hardware are,
> almost by definition, people who want a) to pay as
> little as possible, or b) a challenge. Don't expect
> huge sales from a mini distro.
>
> If Terrasoft has spare time and money to spend, I
> recommend you put every bit of it into making recent
> hardware work, especially video cards. Getting 1990
> Macs to work while BenH is working his butt off to get
> the latest Nvidia card to work is a waste of time, and
> that is not where the money is.
>
> On a personal note, my next hw upgrade is less than 12
> months away (from an iMac rev. B, wich I pass on to
> the next generation). My preferred solution will be
> mobile hardware that runs linux best. If you sell your
> preinstalled units in Canada, that would be helpful,
> too.
>
> Best regards, Aurel
>
>
>
>
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