[distribution-discuss] Proposal for a Milax Distribution Project

[Shawn Walker]

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Michal Bielicki
<cypromis at opensolaris.org> wrote:
>  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.

Based on the information provided then, I vote +1 in favour of
sponsoring this project.

-- 
Shawn Walker

"To err is human -- and to blame it on a computer is even more so." -
Robert Orben