Linux: a not-unix-like OS.
Well, I am still experimenting with my concept-distro.
I am now up to a running PyQt using uClibc, which I thought unlikely ;-)
I completely removed all the sysv init stuff, and replaced it with runit, which has an interesting effect:
It boots to a graphical login in about 15 seconds. Inside qemu. In a 900Mhz duron. Including kernel loading.
Of course the trick is that you have the login while stuff is still loading, but I am working on that, too.
Since using runit it's pretty simple to get a overview of where the booting process is (services have dependencies, they simply get started in order, and in parallel), I will hack a system-wide ksplash-like thing on a side of the xdm (probably will end up writing my own whateverdm).
Think of it as Fedora's rhgb, only you can login instead of getting bored.
I also switched to a root-free system Ubuntu style. Not decided yet on it, but it's not hard to do (or use).
Next step: hack Knoppix HW-detection script (or rather rewrite them in a real language).
I understand why there are 743 Linux distros. It's quite a lot of fun to hack one together.
Oh, and it needs a name. It's not going to be useful for anyone, it's just a personal toy, but it needs one.
Come on, Planetkde guys, throw me names for a non-unix like linux, if you dare ;-)
A lot of disties end in -ix (knoppix, etc), and a lot of things are negated start in un- (un-cooperative, etc.)
Put them together, and you have un-ix
:)
Funix.
KRNU - KRNU *really* is not UNIX ;-)
KOS - the system with the K
You said it.
"no unix like linux" aka NULL ;-)
KAltOS
AltOS
uCnix
you-nix
niX (in german, nix means nothing ;>)
If it didn´t remind me of GNU, KRNU would rule :-)
nix looks good, NULL is definitely interesting :-)
That would make me Null´s dev, too!
If you go for NULL, I'd recommend you do not add the K. As this will give it a "slightly" different meaning on some languages:-)
For not being usefull for someone else, I'm hoping for you at least writing up small HOWTO or step-by-step guide for us sligtly dense people who would want to try the same:-)
F151X
Fisi is Swahili word meaning hyena(Greedy animal)
How about picoNIX (I wanted to suggest just pico, but this is already pine's editor). Maybe femtoo (combining femto and gentoo)?
Hmmm... Fisix (I don´t talk elite, sorry ;-) The name is not bad, and there´s a hynix somewhere that may be related.
And yes, a HOWTO is forthcoming. Maybe a HOWTO and a ISO (about 100MB) if it actually works and I can find a place to host it.
My vote goes to Alsinax ;)
Alsinax? That sounds like my Asterix-universe clone :-)
How about "UNUNIXD". It says what it is and would look great in artwork form.
ok ok I told you I was mad.... hehahehaheha...
Wheres my cat? oh and bring me bond....
How about: "NillNull"
NillNull Is Linux-Like Not Unix-Like, Linux
Ok, so NULL it is.
Rosario Linux!!!!!!