[distribution-discuss] Proposal for a Milax Distribution Project

[Michal Bielicki]

On 15 Apr 2008, at 21:23, Shawn Walker wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 1:22 PM, Michal Bielicki
> <cypromis at opensolaris.org> wrote:
>> Proposal for a Milax Distribution Project
>>
>> Project Synopsis:
>> Milax Small Size Live CD/USB Distribution
>>
>> Project Description:
>>
>> MilaX is a small size Live CD distribution which runs completely  
>> off a CD or
>> a USB pendrive. It is based on Solaris Nevada and includes its basic
>> features. What originally started as an experiment to see how much  
>> Solaris
>> software could fit in miniCD eventually became a full-fledged  
>> OpenSolaris
>> distribution. MilaX also it is possible to use as Rescue-CD. It can  
>> be
>> installed on storage media with small capacities, like bootable  
>> business
>> cards, USB flash drives, various memory cards, and Zip drives.  
>> MilaX is free
>> to use, modify and distribute.
>>
>> The Project team will further develop, maintain and suport the Milax
>> Distrobution.
>>
>> Poposed Community sponsoring the project:
>> Distributon
>> Software Porters
>>
>>
>> Initial list of participants:
>> alhazred Alexander Eremin (Author)
>> esi - Evgeny Ilyin
>> cypromis - Michal Bielicki
>>
>> References:
>> http://www.milax.org/
>
> This is great to see Michal!
>
> Before I give my vote on this, can you provide the following:
>
>    * Name of a single individual who will serve as the preferred
> point of contact (you?)

Alexander would fit best since he is the author, but I can serve for  
the time being since it seems I am the language master in the group :)

>
>
>    * A brief description of the problem(s) the project is expected to
> solve, and of the manner in which it will do so. (You mentioned that
> Milax can be used as a rescue CD, is that one of the needs it is
> trying to provide for?) You've almost got this, but a clearer
> description would be helpful.

Milax tries to be an as small as possible implementation of  
opensoalris. The goal is to be able to get it into emedded devices,  
small computers and so on. The rescue CD or USB key factor is by  
accident but a damn nice feature. You could see it as an equivalent to  
Damn Small Linux which is wher Alexander had the idea from.
It already has a small community of users but we thought since its an  
OpenSolaris implemenation its proper home would be embedded in the  
OpenSolaris.org ecosystem.

>
>
> Cheers,
> -- 
> Shawn Walker
>
> "To err is human -- and to blame it on a computer is even more so." -
> Robert Orben



Michal Bielicki
OpenSolaris Core Contributor
Software Porters Community Leader