I am Jason Hsu, the founder and lead developer of Swift Linux. I'm nowhere near Portland (1700 miles to your east), but I've heard that Portland is one of the most Linux-heavy areas here in the US, ranking up there with Silicon Valley. I understand that Portland is home to the Linux Foundation and the birthplace of FreeGeek.
Swift Linux is based on antiX Linux and inspired by Linux Mint and Puppy Linux. You can learn more at http://www.swiftlinux.org . Swift Linux has the UNIQUE combination of user-friendliness, a large repository, and lightweight operation. Linux Mint is user-friendly and has a large repository but isn't lightweight. Puppy Linux is user-friendly and lightweight but has a tiny repository. The target markets of Swift Linux are: 1. Windows XP users 2. Ubuntu Linux and Linux Mint users scraping by on only 512 MB of RAM 3. Puppy Linux users who want a larger repository or who don't like the controversial always-root feature 4. Linux users who don't like the controversial new Unity, GNOME, and KDE user interfaces I'm looking for developers for Swift Linux. The version control system is GitHub (https://github.com/swiftlinux), and the bug/goal tracker is Launchpad.net (https://launchpad.net/swiftlinux). If you have worked on other distros (especially competitor distros), I'm ESPECIALLY interested in your input. -- Jason Hsu Founder and lead developer of Swift Linux http://www.swiftlinux.org _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
