Q. I am taking in really old computers and mix-and-matching them to get better used to the hardware before I build my own. I was wondering what would be a good operating system to use on a very low resource computer. I was thinking a Linux distro but I didn't know what the best to use would be. Suggestions?
A. Some great recommendations - here's mine and it's FREE Open Source!
Puppy Linux. http://www.puppylinux.org/home/overview
Overview:
# 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.
Puppy Linux. http://www.puppylinux.org/home/overview
Overview:
# 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.
What's the best free operating system for my old computer, why, and where can I download a CD image for it?
Q. I have a very old computer currently running Windows 95, that I'd like to fix up for my little siblings for schoolwork. Can you recommend a free operating system that I could download a CD image for (the computer doesn't have a DVD-RAM drive)?
Please include why you recommend this operating system, and a link to where I can download it.
Thanks
Please include why you recommend this operating system, and a link to where I can download it.
Thanks
A. i suggest linux abuntu what you will need to do is go to the link iv given then you need to download linux abuntu.. then you will also need to get a program off the internet that can burn data to cd's as an iso image once you have that burn your iso image ov linux abuntu to the cd... then you will have to insert the disk then reset your computer and you will need to change the bios.. to change the bios you will need to press esc or delete befor your pc starts up... when your in the bios look for the start up options then set it to... launch from disk then save your new settings and restart pc then you can install linux abunut good luck..
Is it legal to create a non-free operating system based on the linux kernel?
Q. Is it legal to create a non-free (but high quality) operating system based on the linux kernal? I Think Apple's MAC OS and Redhat have done it but I'm not too sure.
A. You certainly can do this, however you may wish to look at dual licensing in order to do it properly. As long as you apply all the terms to the GPL version 2 (The license which the Linux kernel is published under) there shouldn't be any legal wrangles. Apple's Mac OS X is based off a BSD style license, and the 2 are not entirely similar (Although the BSD license is seen as GPL compatible)
The GPL version 2 license gives permission to modify the body of work, as well as to copy and redistribute the work or any derivative version. Crucially you can charge this service, which differs from some licenses which ban commercial gain from using the software or piece of work.
The BSD style license, on the other hand, basically allows unlimited redistribution for any purpose as long as all disclaimers and copyright notices are still present. There are other restrictions on this license and I urge you to read the license in it's entirety before using it.
This is a very brief overview, and is largely taken from my understanding of the license and revising my understanding of the version 2 from Wikipedia and also the license itself. To produce a piece of software and charge for it under the GPL is not illegal and does not in itself violate the terms of the license, however you do need to tread carefully especially with regards to ensuring you publish your content in the applicable way.
You may wish to actually look at using Red Hat's business model as an example. Red Hat do not charge for RHEL as a product. They actually charge for supporting it, as well as offering certifications in its use. All the source code is freely available as source RPMs. As such anyone is at liberty to take the code and redistribute it as another version of Linux (Indeed one of the more popular server distributions is call CentOS, and is a clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux) There are steps you need to take to avoid copyright infringement on Red Hat's trademarks etc, but it is perfectly legal to do this.
*Disclaimer* I am not a lawyer, this is from my understanding of the license, and you would be best consulting an IP/copyright lawyer prior to proceeding.
The GPL version 2 license gives permission to modify the body of work, as well as to copy and redistribute the work or any derivative version. Crucially you can charge this service, which differs from some licenses which ban commercial gain from using the software or piece of work.
The BSD style license, on the other hand, basically allows unlimited redistribution for any purpose as long as all disclaimers and copyright notices are still present. There are other restrictions on this license and I urge you to read the license in it's entirety before using it.
This is a very brief overview, and is largely taken from my understanding of the license and revising my understanding of the version 2 from Wikipedia and also the license itself. To produce a piece of software and charge for it under the GPL is not illegal and does not in itself violate the terms of the license, however you do need to tread carefully especially with regards to ensuring you publish your content in the applicable way.
You may wish to actually look at using Red Hat's business model as an example. Red Hat do not charge for RHEL as a product. They actually charge for supporting it, as well as offering certifications in its use. All the source code is freely available as source RPMs. As such anyone is at liberty to take the code and redistribute it as another version of Linux (Indeed one of the more popular server distributions is call CentOS, and is a clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux) There are steps you need to take to avoid copyright infringement on Red Hat's trademarks etc, but it is perfectly legal to do this.
*Disclaimer* I am not a lawyer, this is from my understanding of the license, and you would be best consulting an IP/copyright lawyer prior to proceeding.
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