Re: [Hampshire] worst distro name (was - Hmmm.....)
I was delighted and amazed with all the responses to my plea for help - thanks - and how it in-turn lead to a discussions about the silliest distro name. So here's my take on Zenwalk: Zen is about authenticity and simplicity. Since Zenwalk is based on Slackware (authenticity (?)), but having only one application per task (simplicity), then I think that Zenwalk is a very appropriate name. ... of course it could just be called that because it sounds funky! Ben P.S. Now getting used how it works and still really enjoying the speed. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] worst distro name (was - Hmmm.....)
Well Done MikeD Yep, it is PDP-11 Machine Code. For the uninitiated, it is in Octal Stephen D -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] worst distro name (was - Hmmm.....)
Hello, On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 10:11:57AM +0100, Jan Henkins wrote: So what in your opinion would be a cool distro name? The Wasp T12 Spodtool Full Spectrum OS Domination It would be well weapon. Naming discussions are off to a bad start as soon as we mention Linux. :) Cheers, Andy -- http://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] worst distro name (was - Hmmm.....)
I always thought VMS had a good ring to it. OS/360, VM. Acronyms! -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] worst distro name (was - Hmmm.....)
At least VMS meant something. Virtual Memory System Before that (on PDP-11's) there was RSTS - Resource Time Sharing System RT-11 - Real time 1.5kb Kernel! RSX (-11A -11B -11C -11D -11M -11S -11M/Plus) - Resource Sharing eXecutive (IIRC) Very few outside of DEC would have come upon -11A, B or C. -11S was a memory only O/S. You could load it from DecTape Then on Dec-10/20's there was TOPS Can't remember what that one was. Quiz for those old enough to remember. 12704 00100 12703 00200 60304 What is the answer (in Decimal Please) and how could it be simplified. W -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] worst distro name (was - Hmmm.....)
Stephen Davies wrote: At least VMS meant something. Virtual Memory System Before that (on PDP-11's) there was RSTS - Resource Time Sharing System RT-11 - Real time 1.5kb Kernel! RSX (-11A -11B -11C -11D -11M -11S -11M/Plus) - Resource Sharing eXecutive (IIRC) Very few outside of DEC would have come upon -11A, B or C. -11S was a memory only O/S. You could load it from DecTape Then on Dec-10/20's there was TOPS Can't remember what that one was. Quiz for those old enough to remember. 12704 00100 12703 00200 60304 What is the answer (in Decimal Please) and how could it be simplified. W I guess that's PDP-11 machine code. I use to be able to read that straight off, but that was a long time ago. I think I still have a programming card around here somewhere. If my memory serves me right it's loading 64 into R4 and 128 into R3. I'm guessing the last instruction is add R3 and R4 but it might be a subtract. So the answer is probably 192. I think TOPS stood for Timesharing Operating System. I never used it, but I used RSX-11D and RSX-11M+ at various times MikeD -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] worst distro name (was - Hmmm.....)
On Sat, April 24, 2010 17:58, Tim wrote: If we are going down the road of stupid distro names, I see Debian as no more stupid than Fedora (Red Hat) or maybe Crunchbang!! They are both equally as stupid as Zenwalk as a distro name. So what in your opinion would be a cool distro name? -- Regards, Jan Henkins -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] worst distro name (was - Hmmm.....)
On Sunday 25 April 2010 10:11:57 Jan Henkins wrote: On Sat, April 24, 2010 17:58, Tim wrote: If we are going down the road of stupid distro names, I see Debian as no more stupid than Fedora (Red Hat) or maybe Crunchbang!! They are both equally as stupid as Zenwalk as a distro name. So what in your opinion would be a cool distro name? -- Regards, Jan Henkins I never said I knew what a good Distro should be, I currently run Simply Mepis, which is so named by the developer Warren Woodford due to a misunderstanding over a bad skype connection. Somebody suggested that window was a bad name, but looking back at where is came from the days of a single application running on the entire desktop to being able to see multiple application running in convenience little windows, it an obvious choice. The fact that Windows is badly coded propriotory software does not mean it has a stupid name. Tim -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
