Re: Road to 3.0, core ISO size and UTF-8

["h.godavari" <h.godavari@xxxxxxx>]

Christophe Lincoln wrote:
> Hug to all,
>
> SliTaz 3.0 Roadmap is mostly wrote but a few things must be discuss:
> the core ISO size and UTF-8 by default.
>
> Using UTF-8 by default will alow use to use gettext and PO files to
> translate all SliTaz apps and boxes. Using standard PO files will make
> translation easier for all languages and actually some languages such
> has Russian work only with UTF-8.
>
> But using UTF-8 with the current selection of the core packages,
> produce an ISO image bigger than 30 MB (~31,2 Mb). That said I think is
> not a problem, I think we should keep the core under 35 Mb so it boot
> with 256 Mb and include Abiword or MPlayer, more i18n and hardware
> support.
>
> Historicaly I fixed at first an ISO size at 20 Mb to boot with
> 128 MB, with 2.0 the minimal RAM to load the core is 160 MB and we
> provide official flavors or web boot to use SliTaz with less memory. So
> the goal is always reached: provide a full featured, fast, light
> and compact OS for modern harware but also usable on older machines.
>
> Ok to have the core under 35 Mb ? Suggestions, commnents ?
>
> Please give a look to the Roadmap for 3.0 if you have time, all
> comments and suggestions are welcome, checking typo is also more than
> welcome. I will finish it when the ISO size thing is fixed:
>
> http://labs.slitaz.org/projects/roadmap/distro
>
> On a personnal side and would like to support translations teams as much
> has possible. Paul, Claudinei, Sevala, Draplater and others are doing
> an incredible work. If we give the core a few Mb we could realy improve
> languages support and SliTaz.
>
> - Christophe
>
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>   

Hello Christophe:
                           I am an end-user of a computer and no way 
connected with hardware/software beyond the fact that I like to use a 
computer for the few things I do and I do prefer open source / 
non-proprietary software. I have tried Slitaz 1.0 briefly. but for the 
time being I am still using Windows(98Se if you want to know and no 
intention of using XP and further). Since you have laid out the road map 
for Slitaz 3.0, I felt that I may express my views on an OS and you 
could take it as you see fit.I will pose it as a series of questions 
/opinins that you may consider.

!)   Who is the target of this distro? Other programmers/computer geeks 
or end users for whom the OS & Computer is a  tool to get a certain job 
done? Mind you even if it used  as a mundane tool, it can still be a 
thing o beauty illustration the highest craftsmanship.

2) are you trying to provide a tool for the masses with little financial 
resources, to  meet the "rich & famous"  on an equal footing i.e., a 
level playing field?

3) Are you trying to recycle the existing equipment or are you trying to 
trying to use use the latest & greatest of technology.In other words are 
you saying to hell with yesterdays technology or are considering  the 
enormous amount of e-waste being produced  and trying to counteract some 
of the wasteful ways of our society?

perhaps we could have a conversation on those.

Thank you for listening.

regards
harsha godavari


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