Definitely! If you want static, generic, than maybe you should check out that other operating system that does so well in giving you as little choice as possible.

People make things for niche markets all the time. A lot of it is of no use or interest to the rest of the world. Do your thing, don´t violate the licences and be creative.

If we make it, they´ll buy it isn´t always true. But you can make it anyway.

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I don't think it being offensive is a problem here. Please READ the arguments that we posted.

When it comes to free speech, Linus72 has the perfect right to create any distro he wants. He asked for feedback and people exercised their right to free speech.

No offense taken here (or meant).

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@rob.rice If you took my comment on your post as a personal attack on you, it was not and I am sorry it was conveyed in that manner. To my chagrin I find that I made an off-topic post to what I considered to be an off-topic post.

@linus72 I commend you for the production of what looks to be a very useful tool and although I don't feel the need for it I know where to find it if and when I do.

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mjolnir; you may also like Xuphos and Watchman which are debian live/xubuntu
http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Syste...os-53784.shtml

http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Syste...ve-53728.shtml

I can't believe I'm witness to such infantile whining and bickering in this place. To those that complained/corrected/belittled, etc, add nauseum.....

Did you do the same thing when someone produced a "Ham Radio" version of linux/unix? Where was the whining when someone created a writers edition? Or any other edition, for that matter? Such nonsense is beneath this forum, and it shows that the REAL intolerance here, as elsewhere, is in the heart of the whiners and complainers. I download what I can use or want, but find no useful purpose in complaining to all those well-intentioned folks that made distro versions I have no use for. In other words, if you don't like his flavor or version, don't post. If you don't have anything useful or constructive to add, or relevant questions to ask, why post?

Finally, it is obvious that everyone is not savvy enough to compile their own edition of linux/unix, and those are the ones that will find this distro version useful. I downloaded it, and I'll try it out. It may have software I find useful, and it may not. THAT would be relevant input to this forum. Complaining because you don't see any need for it yourself is not what I would call relevant posting, and if you didn't waste the same amount of forum space bashing every other distro/version/rendition on the net you don't need or want then you are as hypocritical as those you whine about. That is of course, my opinion, and you are entitled to ignore it. Might I suggest you simply ignore this distro and leave the guy alone if you don't want to use it? Or are you so petty that you think we should have "separation of church and linux, too?

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As i said earlier; I didnt make this distro to start a war or anything like that.
I know that persecution comes with being a Christian
it is par for the course and expected.

And as I said all along; if you dont wanna try it or object to it
thats your right.
As it is my right, and duty, to spread the Word.
I mean He made everything, and thru Him everything is made
including Linux.

EDIT: And I haven't yet heard anyone here who has tried it
and so that was also my aim; I wanted feedback on how the distro ran for "you"
Did it even boot on "your" PC?
If it doesn't even run on another PC, then this whole thread
is null

I burned the iso to cdrom and booted live to test it on my desktop machine, an IBM P4/2.7ghz/2gb ram, and everything seems to be ok so far, so I burned a copy on a usb stick using unetbootin, which I then booted persistent on my netbook, an Acer Aspire One ZG5 with 1.6ghz Atom cpu, 1gb ram. After logging in as root I added user accounts and changed the root password. I then logged out of root and back in as a user, whereupon it started going through it's gyrations....setting up, copying, etc for that account. I'm currently looking at the "BE TRANSFORMED" desktop with conky on upper right screen. JWM seems to be real nice, and I don't recall using it before, so I might have to rethink my ideas about these other window managers.

Now, I'm trying out Bibletime, and I find it seemed at first to need more space than my 1024x600 screen allows, so I may need to tweak for that. I think I've got it now. This is so cool. I once used a dos/Win3.11 bible application that had Easton's in it, and I had a hard time replacing it, although it was an inexpensive shareware app I got at a local department store for only $10. I ran that on a 386, and still use it. This is much better and easier to use, and I've got my old King James Version to boot!

Well done, linus72, and thank you for sharing this with us. You might also want to make the Bibletime package available for others that already have slackware installed on their systems, or don't, for whatever reason, desire to make a separate install to use this. Personally, I like this a lot, and I may even replace my puppy with it eventually. Right now, I have a number of different linux/unix distros I run off usb stix, and I prefer this for now while testing all these. It makes a great way to demo this for others that are techno-challenged. You've made a great distro easy for the unlearned to use, and that's not always easy to do. If only my previous slackware installer had gotten my screen resolutions right as easily as this....!

Grace and peace to you and your house through Jesus Christ!

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Hey axe25nut; thanks alot for tryin it out!

About the bibletime stuff; I basically just installed sword and bibletime
then added some sword modules thru bibletime.
you can get all kinds of modules here
http://www.crosswire.org/sword/modules/index.jsp

or thru bibletime downloader.
you probably know this already.

I'm actually trying to find different alternatives and this version
has maybe too many apps.

This is just a pre-release of the same distro which will be 13/current based
featuring fluxbox and jwm, both somewhat modified.
I have already made it but got work to do on it today.

As for JWM; many feel it is the lightest "stacking" wm there is
and I would probably agree.
You can also have PCMANFM run the desktop and you'll have icons,etc but no conky
just open pcmanfm, go to edit/preferences/Desktop and check the boxes,etc
though this takes more processes I guess
You can start whatever thru the jwm jwmrc-start file in /root/.jwm folder,etc
like use

pcmanfm -d

for pcmanfm to start and run desktop.

I'm going with Slackware 13/current on this cause slack is very easy to use, stable, and its very easy to make pkgs for and configure the system.

I was wonderin if anyone wanted the "How-To" on making your slackware install into livecd/usb using Linux Live and one of various pre-made kernels,etc from
slack-mini-server, slax-remix,etc
its pretty easy too.

anyway, I got alot to do....but thanks alot for checking it out
and I'm glad X had no issues, yes?

I will try it this weekend on my netbook when I get home from school.

I think that this is cool. Anyways, linus72, you rock! Keep it up!

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Greetings, linus72

I didn't notice any issues with X so far, but I have had issues with networking on my netbook. I probably don't know how to configure things properly here, as it's been a whole lot of years since I've done much with slackware. That 386 pc I mentioned in my earlier post was the last time I actually did a complete slackware (3.4, Nov '97)install, compiled a kernel, etc., and I had a tough time with a lot of setup, since I was just starting to learn. Installation, of course was so easy a monkey could do it. So here's my "problem child" list as it now stands:

eth0 setup
wlan0 setup
persistent: settings won't survive a reboot; can't find a "save settings" entry

I've noticed these things are all done quite differently in various linux distros, so this could be due to my own ignorance. Like I said, I've been away from slackware for a long time. Anyway, I'll enjoy the use of things I can figure out. HOWTO's or FAQs would be a good idea, although I probably can't help with either at this point. I've got a lot of reading to do to catch up. By the way, I absolutely love the way my screen resolution gets picked up with this on either machine. Suh-WEET!

Grace and peace....

Ok

You can use WICD or network-manager to setup your net stuff
go to root desktop if necessary and pick either wicd from network menu or "net-tools"
from utilities menu.
wicd should be set to auto or dhcpd or whatever incl wireless
set net manager how you want too.
I think you can use only one but not sure.

you mean persistent cd/usb settings so your stuff is saved between reboots?
If you want persistent settings use the perisstent boot choice and place
a slaxsave.dat somewhere on usb or hdd
As I said I am remaking it.

You can also use slax modules too add to it if you want
http://www.slax.org/modules.php
most depends for any of them should be satisfied

EDIT:
I have to change name too; got any ideas for a name for this distro besides slack4christians??

What about PresenceLinux? If your studying His Word your not far from His presence.


http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presence

"Main Entry: pres·ence
Pronunciation: \ˈpre-zən(t)s\
Function: noun
Date: 14th century

1 : the fact or condition of being present
2 a : the part of space within one's immediate vicinity b : the neighborhood of one of superior especially royal rank
3 archaic : company 2a
4 : one that is present: as a : the actual person or thing that is present b : something present of a visible or concrete nature
5 a : the bearing, carriage, or air of a person; especially : stately or distinguished bearing b : a noteworthy quality of poise and effectiveness <the actor's commanding presence>
6 : something (as a spirit) felt or believed to be present"

Bold emphasis mine.

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Thanks for the info on persistance and networking, linus72!

As for name suggestions:
Latter Rain Edition (Slackware-based)
End Times "
Scripture "
Revival "

Of course, the "Slackware-based" in the title is optional, but complies with licensing requirements. I'm not sure what replacing "Edition" with "Linux" would do, other than engender more complaints. As I said in my earlier post, I like this, and it's MUCH better than the "online" bible editions I've seen that require an internet connection. I, for one, will probably use this as a basis for a full-blown installation, replacing either Puppy or BSD on my netbook. On the other hand, I may just stick to the persistent usb option. I'll know for certain after more testing.

As an aside, I tried Slackware 13.0 on my desktop machine today, and it couldn't seem to load X properly, regardless of which window manager I tried, so I went back to 12.2, which is fine. Thanks again, linus72, and I'll update later if I have problems or triumphs to share.

73

Christianix