Planning Stages

News: Great improvements for Linux Mangoes!

With the introduction of openSuse 11.3 a new build is in testing with Enlightenment (e17). Benefits over the use of 11.2: smaller build (removal of extra unecessary dependencies), touchscreen support, and bugs fixes.

In process of commisioning artwork for splash and wallpaper.

Current versions: MangOeS (32bit)

Participation and comments are greatly appreciated on the official site.

Official Site, info, and updates:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Linux-MangOe...

The Philippine community is culturally proud with it's rich history and never ending strength to grow. But unlike some nations, there is lack of access to information content on the internet and a need for a better computing experience in most rural communities. I've decided to give back something in return for their warmth and compassion that they have shown me for many years. I've become Project Lead for Linux MangOeS. A truly easy, free, and feature rich operating system for the Philippine community. What does this mean for ordinary Filipinos? Personal lives, education, and government can all benefit from its cost reduction as a total replacement operating system for old and new desktops, laptops and netbook computers. And combining that with an internet enabled stick such as a SmartBro, high speed internet access could be available where dedicated land lines cannot reach and for people who need richer functionality than a cellphone.

Current versions: MangOeS and MangKOS (both i386 32bit)

Official Site, info, and updates:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Linux-MangOe...

Free mini-operating system

https://gna.org/projects/logram/

"DAVIX is a live CD for data analysis and visualization. The project is currently in beta testing phase. The release is scheduled for Blackhat/DEFCON in Las Vegas this summer.

DAVIX, a live CD for data analysis and visualization, brings the most important free tools for data processing and visualization to your desk. There is no hassle with installing an operating system or struggle to build the necessary tools to get started with visualization. You can completely dedicate your time to data analysis.

The DAVIX CD is based on SLAX and features broad out-of-the-box hardware support for graphic cards and network adapters. SLAX is based on Slackware and follows a modularized approach. Thus, the SLAX ISO image can easily be customized for various purposes. It can even be installed on USB sticks and provide you with mobile analysis capabilities.
The product is shipped with a comprehensive manual that gives you a quick start for all tools and provides information on how-to tailor DAVIX to your needs. All tools are accessible through the KDE start menu and accompanied with links to external manuals and tutorials. Therefore, all information to get you started with the tools is available at a click of a button."

http://www.secviz.org/content/the-davix-li...

"USB Flash Memory GNU/Hurd

It would be nice if we had a bootable USB flash drive Hurd like ?DamnSmallLinux. It would be useful for those who want to try out the Hurd before they commit to installing it on their hard disks. In addition to that, a bootable Flash Hurd would enable us to have a native installer instead of relying on Linux.

It could be installed in the USB using a Live CD (using a script) - this is the Burned version - or directly downloading the iso files from the Internet - Unburned version -. One can use also [qemu] to run the Live CD and them use the USB installation script.

Here is an outline of the things that need to be done. Please add your comments and suggestions."

http://www.bddebian.com/~wiki/Hurd/FlashHurd/

"Kukuruz is an operating system that boots from a floppy on any x86 machine. Its features are limited and it is nowhere near complete but still functional."

http://digital-haze.net/kuk.php

http://svn.digital-haze.net/listing.php?re...

http://svn.digital-haze.net/kuk (for checkout)

http://psi-distro.static.net/psi-distro/

"Most of you by now have heard of BackTrack, the highly popular and regarded Linux Security Distro for ethical hackers. Straight from the project's developers come this teaser video. With several examples of what the new version can do and a running time of 6:16, we hope to have you on the edge of your seat in anticipation.

Especially nice are the demos of the new features highlighting Offensive Security's Wireless Security Course, BackTrack WiFu, designed for penetration testers and security enthusiasts who need to learn to implement various active and passive Wireless (802.11 2.4 GHz) attacks. The course is based on the Wireless Attack Suite - Aircrack-ng. This is the second offering of an eventual triumvirate of classes to be offered by OffSec. The first is Offensive Security 101, followed by WiFu and then the eagerly awaited BackTrack to the Max. Should be a very educational 2008!"

http://www.ethicalhacker.net/content/view/...

"A Knoppix / Debian variant tailored to numerical and quantitative analysis.

Executive Summary: The most recent version is 0.7.9.2 dated 26 February 2006 and released March 1, 2006 --- the second Quantian version based on the new Knoppix 4.0.2 release. [...]

Generally speaking, the items below should be considered 'available for motivated volunteers who want to make a difference'. The simpler the inclusion into Quantian, the higher the probability that it will appear.

The following need Debian packages first:
MPI Toolbox for Octave (MPITB) at http://atc.ugr.es/javier-bin/mpitb (suggested by Julio R Banga)
openBUGS, the open source implementation of the BUGS (Bayesian Inference via Gibbs Sampling) system for Monte Carlo Markov Chain estimation -- maybe as a binary package.
open Beagle, a versatile environment for evolutionary computation, would be nice. Needs Debian packages.
The ASPECT (Adaptable Simulation Product Exploration and Control Toolkit) would be nice, but someone needs to build Debian packages for it.
There may be some nuggets in the pile at Fortranlib.com. Golddiggers welcome.
Dstool which has/had version 2 in Debian, would be nice if version 3 at U of Minnesota could get packaged.
Cactus has been suggested by Marco.
ePix suggested by Enric M. Calvo.
cb2Bib suggested by Marco Caliari.
Molekel and mprime suggested by Claudiu Tanaselia.
GENtle, suggested by Magnus Manske
ParaView, an open-source, parallel visualization application, suggested by Marco Caliari
GDL -- GNU Data Language, a GPL'ed IDL implementation, suggested by John Hornstein
calchep, comphep, FeynDiagram (a C++ library to design Feynman Diagrams) all suggested by Joao Esteves
FreeHDL, SystemC libs and compiler all suggested by Simon de Feber"

http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/quantian/

http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/quantian/todo...

"Gobuntu is a GNU/Linux operating system, derived from Ubuntu, that endeavors to adhere to the Free Software Foundations four freedoms and intends to provide a base for other free software platforms to build upon with minimal modification required. It does this by only including open-source non-restricted software. This means there will be no firmware, drivers, applications, or content included in Gobuntu that does not include the full source or whose license does not provide the right to use, study, modify, and redistribute the body of work. [...]

If you are looking to build a free software distribution based off of Ubuntu, or you wish to use an operating system that only provides you with truly free software and content, you should consider trying Gobuntu."

http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Gobuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubunt...

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/gobuntu/releases...

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/gobuntu/releases...

505076767b96734d92c46ca198c05db9 *gobuntu-7.10-alternate-amd64.iso
8ff2d0877aa2d9524074462220ca6647 *gobuntu-7.10-alternate-i386.iso