From
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_Linux
"Arch Linux defines simplicity as *without unnecessary additions or
modifications*. It ships software as released by the original developers (
upstream <
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upstream_(software_development)>)
with minimal distribution-specific (downstream) changes: patches not
accepted by upstream are avoided, and Arch's downstream patches consist
almost entirely of backported bug fixes that are obsoleted by the project's
next release.
In a similar fashion, Arch ships the configuration files provided by
upstream with changes limited to distribution-specific issues like
adjusting the system file paths. It does not add automation features such
as enabling a service simply because the package was installed. Packages
are only split when compelling advantages exist, such as to save disk space
in particularly bad cases of waste. GUI configuration utilities are not
officially provided, encouraging users to perform most system configuration
from the shell and a text editor."
On Mon, Mar 4, 2019 at 2:02 PM Harold Hartley <
wheelie207@ownmail.net>
wrote:
> I thought arch was just binary. Never knew they started having both.
> If arch is offering a binary system, isn’t that a closed system and
> doesn’t that violate open source license. That is my question.
>
> On Mon, Mar 4, 2019, at 13:58, Stephen Partington wrote:
>
> Arch if i am correct is both. and like Gentoo you can build as you install
> with the option of compile from source.
>
> On Mon, Mar 4, 2019 at 1:40 PM Harold Hartley <wheelie207@ownmail.net>
> wrote:
> > __
> > The first part you said I couldn’t have said any better.
> > Now isn’t arch a binary system which has their system files and packages
> in binary form.
> > That doesn’t leave much for fixing a problem on the system if it’s
> binary files.
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 4, 2019, at 13:27, Stephen Partington wrote:
> >> Mostly it is just a personal preference. Sometimes it is related to the
> window manager. Sometimes it is the package manager. There are a number of
> reasons.
> >>
> >> I personally am torn between arch and Ubuntu (especially with their
> lite install option) I like both for different reasons. I have been
> considering moving to arch on my laptop.
> >>
> >> On Mon, Mar 4, 2019, 12:04 PM Aaron Jones <retro64xyz@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > To entertain all the people who can't do Arch.
> >> >
> >> > Le Troll Face.jpeg here
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, Mar 4, 2019 at 11:29 AM Stephen Elliott <tnflyfisher@live.com>
> wrote:
> >> >> What is the purpose of all these different distros?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > On Mar 3, 2019, at 12:00 PM, <
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> >> >> > 1. Re: Phoenix Linux (Matthew Crews)
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> >> >> > Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2019 15:15:37 +0100 (CET)
> >> >> > From: Matthew Crews <mailinglists@mattcrews.com>
> >> >> > To: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org
> >> >> > Subject: Re: Phoenix Linux
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> >> >> > On 3/1/19 6:18 PM, der.hans wrote:
> >> >> >> moin moin,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I have seen references to this, but for the first time went and
> looked.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Phoenix Linux - based on lubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
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> >> >> >> Has anyone tried it?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> ciao,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> der.hans
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I haven't tried it, but it looks like a hobby respin of Lubuntu,
> but
> >> >> > with none of the support (and lagging behind upstream by a
> significant
> >> >> > margin).
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Hobby distros, especially hobby respins, are a tough sell for me
> because
> >> >> > of the lack of support. I'd normally prefer to stick to upstream
> (in
> >> >> > this case, Lubuntu).
> >> >> >
> >> >> > The same person responsible for Phoenix also makes Feren OS, which
> is
> >> >> > based off of Linux Mint (and in the process of rebasing to Ubuntu
> LTS).
> >> >> > Feren is relatively well received and does have a support
> structure, and
> >> >> > looks fairly nice.
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