Puppy Linux..
What is Puppy Linux?
Puppy Linux is an operating system for computers. Other well-known operating systems are Microsoft Windows, Apple OSX, and MS-DOS. Puppy Linux is based on
GNU/Linux. It is completely free and
open source software.
How is Puppy Different?
Small size, around 93MB! This lends itself to some very useful and unique features;
'Live' booting from CDs, DVDs, USB flash drives, and other portable media.
Ability to run entirely from RAM, making it unusually fast and particularly relevant to modern PCs with solid state CF drives as used in Netbooks
Very low minimum system requirements Boot times, well under a minute
Usability and Compatibility
Complete range of applications: wordprocessors, spreadsheets, internet browsers, games and image editors.
Extra software in the form of dotpets and dotpups.
There is a Puppy Software Installer included
Puppy is easy to use and little technical knowledge is assumed.
Hardware is automatically detected.
You will often find, whereas on other operating systems you had to install extra driver software to get your particular device functioning, Puppy will succesfully detect and install the driver without prompting.
How is Puppy organised?
It depends on what is trying to be achivedVersion 4.2 of Puppy is a benevolent dictatorship run by project leader WarrenIndividual projects are run by individuals or a core cell of individualsBecause Puppy is both flexible and fast, we can set up an organization as required for a given aim
Who owns Puppy?
We all do. Puppy is covered by the LGPL license an open source license
Who created Puppy?
Puppy Linux was first released in June 2003 by Barry Kauler The community, is completely organic without any formal agenda or structure. It often takes newcomers a while to realise that there aren't really any rules to Puppy, if you want to do something, make a new Puplet, offer your skills or take things in a new direction you can just do that, no-one will stop you!
Where does the name come from?"
The real Puppy, the mascot for Puppy Linux, was a very tiny dog, a Chihuahua, but totally fearless. He didn't seem to know that he was vulnerable because of his small size. Once when my sister was visiting my country property, she brought her Blue Heeler, a very solid middle-sized dog named Muti. We were out walking, and suddenly there was a substantial rustling of branches of a large bush, something was in or behind the bush. Muti took fright and ran back behind the legs of my sister, whereas Puppy got into launch position in front of the bush and barked furiously. It turned out to be my dad playing a trick on the dogs. Puppy used to chase kangaroos and other big wild animals. Anyway, Puppy Linux is like that, reckless, unshackled, in memory of the mascot" Barry Kauler.
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