Gustav:
I would love to get involved with something like this. I've already
started to put together my own i686 iso, but I've run into problems with
some of the RPMs rebuilding. If anyone else is interested in working on
this, and possibly doing some other modifications (IE. reducing the kernel
to one RPM instead of 9 or 10 so a kernel upgrade would be to install only
one new RPM, etc.), please count me in. I have storage space for RPMs,
and can work some nights on helping out with this.
- Mike
On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, Gustav Schaffter wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd *love* to see a 686 compiled RH distro. It's not just Linux that
> goes through the evolution. So does the hardware available in hardware
> stores.
>
> In a way, I can understand that RedHat doesn't want to go this way,
> because then they would also have to provide a 586 distro etc, etc. And
> when would they be able to discontinue the 386 compiled distro? Etc.
>
> But I think it could be done as a distributed volonteer developer
> project. As long as RedHat doesn't want to do it themself, I don't see
> why they should (or could?) oppose to such a project. Maybe that RedHat
> would like to participate, if it's run by volonteers?
>
> Of course, there need to be a project definition, organization,
> objective and scope definition, plus a serious coordination effort to
> fulfill the sake.
>
> Idea: Maybe(!!) the objective would be to always maintain a distro
> optimized for the very latest available Intel platform?
>
> If someone organized a distributed project to do this I would like to
> participate. (Does it already exist?) But, I wouldn't find time to
> manage it. Not even to participate in project management. I'd be happy
> to maintain the latest 686 rpms for a limited and well defined subset of
> the necessary packages. Kinda 20 - 30 rpms. Maybe more. I would also be
> happy to provide limited space on my ftp server. Maybe 10 - 20 MB, but
> no more. I don't see why such an effort couldn't even bring us a 686
> compiled .iso of the RH setup.
>
> As I already stated, it would require someone else to organize the
> effort, though.
>
> I'm aware that many people run Linux on 'old' hardware. I fully respect
> this need, which is somewhat proven by the fact that I intend to install
> RH6.1 on a few 486's laying around (when I find the time for it) and I
> agree that there should be a 386 compatible distro available. Still,
> nobody(?) *buys* a 386 or 486 system today.
>
> Regards
> Gustav
>
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