[Fsf-friends] Something About SLYNUX

[Manilal]

Hello Sarath,
   You can be proud of the work done regardless of it's profile. I have
been reading all the postings with regards to SLYNUX. It's never a
small job to customize a distro. A complete user-friendly GNU/Linux is
our aim too. We are also working on similar projects. However don't be
disappointed on the negative comments by the (some) FSF people, because
they don't know to appreciate a work or a person.

I havn't worked with your distro yet, but have some suggestions. Instead
of promoting proprietary formats like MPEG, MP3 etc..., you may use OGG
Tarkin, OGG Vorbis, OGG Theora etc... These all are multimedia file
formats which comes under Free Software. Give complete support to Free
formats and promote .

But for the time-being, you may concentrate on your forthcoming exams and
perform well. I think you will be getting a long vacation after the exams.
So there is plenty of time coming for your FS experiments.
GOOD LUCK

regards
Manilal

Sarath Lakshman said:
> Dear Friends,
>
> I got so many appreciative and some opposive mails
> about My SLYNUX ( Remaster of knoppix).
> Among them, I got some mails from FSF people. They
> claimed that ‘There is nothing new in SLYNUX when
> compared to knoppix’ . Partially I also agree with the
> statement
.But  everyone should understand the reason
> and themes behind SLYNUX
.It’s target is not new
> markets..like MS.
>
> I never claimed   that I have made an OS. Actually,
> the thing behind SLYNUX is:
> I am very much interested in GNU/Linux. It was  my
> first experience before 1 year I tried out Redhat 7
> for the first time. I myself installed it
then I was a
> windows user. First of all – My attraction was
> captured on it’s GUI. I felt it was nice. I didn’t
> know any shell comments or other functions in
> Gnu/Linux that time. My only tool was mouse
> pointer
like windows I used it. At that time I thought
> that all windows program can b executed in Linux. Also
> thought that Fat32 FS will not work in GNU/Linux.
> After 2 days I tried to remove Redhat..because I
> disappointed abt that ‘I can’t use Linux for my use’.
> There was no mp3 support and no video player in it. So
> I left Linux OS. I removed the installed boot loader
> (GRUB) by over writing it with re-installing windows.
> This experience
resulted me in search of a user
> friendly Linux. At that time I didn’t have an internet
> connection. So there were limitations for collecting
> knowledge about Linux.
>
> One of the FSF friends reviewed about
> ‘www.slcreations.g3z.com’ (U will get this link from
> www.slynux.co.nr) that the content in that site is
> invalid and foolish. Actually that site was created by
> me when I was in 8th Standard
when I was a newbie in
> Computer field. (I was wanted to know how websites are
> created. So using some templates I created the website
> and wrote funny and foolish things in that site. Some
> sentences. like ‘SL e- Periodic table came in to the
> market.) I have developed a software called E –
> Periodic Table
But it was freeware and never came to
> the market..At the time I created this html page..I
> didn’t know what is FSF and didn’t heard about it.
>
> In my locality (Mahe; Near Tellicherry) No one used
> Linux and any one didn’t know something about Linux or
> FS in my knowledge. Some of them heard about ‘Linux’.
> That’s all.
> Some of the computer shops had Redhat. And they
> thought that there is only one Linux – Redhat.
> Before 11 months I got Knoppix 3.1 from a man studying
> in engg college (In Yanam). I became much interested
> in knoppix and tried out. I gave copies of knoppix to
> my friends. They used it for 5 or 6 days and said
> –“What Linux? Even we can’t use it friendly..No one
> didn’t understand the program names.”
>
>           I gave awareness to my friends about
> Linux
.They became bored about hearing my philosophy.
> After getting internet connection, I came to know more
> about Linux and Knoppix.
> I decided to make a user favourable Remaster of
> Knoppix with a lot of features. I tried to learn shell
> commands
.. For creating SLYNUX, I had spent most of
> night ( about to 3.30 A.M) for months for getting my
> effort to a success
.In some days of a little bit
> success
I had jumped with glad.
>
> “ Advanced users of Linux will not understand the
> problems faced by common windows users who tried out
> Linux and disappointed
.Because they have a wide
> possibility of getting info abt Linux ( Through LUGs,
> FSF community etc). But common users are left
> non-techy..and they will not spend the time for
> experimentation in Linux to learn it. I know it from
> experience” (especially People in Mahe).
> I am sure that more and more people can switch to
> Linux easily using SLYNUX. ( I recommend SLYNUX only
> for beginners). Common People can also install SLYNUX
> easily through some clicks

>
> I have now lots of ideas to make SLYNUX more and more
> user friendly
I have some ideas to develop  a distro
> from scratch independly from knoppix..(using a
> different compression method)  as someone commented
> that SLYNUX cannot be considered as a distro)

>
> I have only a 14.4 kbps internet
.(phone bills..r not
> affordable now a days)
>
> I have some plans to create an LUG in Mahe. Hope that
> FSF will help me..
> I  request FSF friends to continue sending opinions
> about ‘SYNUX’ or give advices to make it better.. What
> Changes I have to make in SLYNUX Website?
> (www.slynux.co.nr)
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> I’m now studying 10th Standard (SCERT syllabus)
.After
> my Exams I could spend more time on Linux.
>
>
> ---------------MY ULTIMATE AIM IS TO FAMILIARISE
> GNU/LINUX---------------------------
>
> Regards:-
> SarathLakshman
>
>
>
>
>
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