A Mind Map of Linux Distributions 67
Howard writes "All about Linux has posted a Mind Map of GNU/Linux distributions. This map of GNU/Linux hopes to throw light on the current GNU/Linux distributions and their relationships with each other. Though the map doesn't show the historically significant but now redundant distros like SLS, Yggdrasil and the erstwhile Red Hat, it shows many of the more prominent GNU/Linux distributions."
Nice diagram! (Score:4, Insightful)
For instance, the multi-lingual section does not show the parent distributions (with the exception of Vine linux) red flag (IIRC) was based on a version of red hat (as was mandriva).
Still, that's just being picky - its a useful diagram, that shows many of the important relationships between distros.
Re:Nice diagram! (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Nice diagram! (Score:3, Funny)
http://www.amd.com/ [amd.com]
http://www.intel.com/ [intel.com]
Re:Nice diagram! (Score:5, Informative)
The Mother of All CPU Charts 2005/2006 [tomshardware.com].
Re:Nice diagram! (Score:1)
Nice diagram, but wrong on at least one count (Score:1)
Re:Nice diagram, but wrong on at least one count (Score:2)
SLAX is based on Slackware too afaik. it was even called "slackware live" a while back.
Re:Nice diagram! (Score:5, Informative)
Look again. See the legend in the upper right assigning colored dots to the major distros? See the colored dots on the cells for the multi-lingual distributions and the security related, and small distros?
(this also answers another posters erroneous gripe about having groups unrelated to their parentage)
Useful (Score:1, Insightful)
Maybe I should try again. However, I am not so enthusiastic about spending days upon end recompiling kernels trying to get it to work properly on my laptop
Re:Useful (Score:3, Insightful)
And how would this map be useful in deciding which are? It only tells you which Linux distros exist, and how they relate. Apart from a few notes on special-purpose/language versions, it tells you nothing about the functionality and philosophy of a distribution.
Re:Useful (Score:1)
This is like the difference between sitting in a random pile of books or having a library index to look through. The index won't tell me what is in the books, but it tells me what choice I have and categorises them to some extent.
This might help you more. (Score:1)
Re:Useful (Score:2)
Linspire and Debian (Score:3, Informative)
Somebody else said that Linspire is derived from Debian [slashdot.org], but the diagram does not show this.
Who is right about this? I can't really see the linspire people rolling their own, somehow.
Re:Linspire and Debian (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Linspire and Debian (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Linspire and Debian (Score:4, Informative)
I've followed both the company and its flagship product, LindowsOS, since its introduction over two years ago. Lindows is based on the Debian version of Linux. [desktopos.com]
Re:Linspire and Debian (Score:3, Informative)
Not a great diagram as far as inclusion and hereditry (pedigree?) are concerned (but its not supposed to be for that so who cares) but certainly a useful one for new users.
Re:Linspire and Debian (Score:2, Informative)
At least they call themselves downstream:
> I'm sure you're right, but we are downstream from you and our> libraries are older.
from debian bug 277572 [debian.org]
Re:Linspire and Debian (Score:2)
Re:Linspire and Debian (Score:1)
What you'd be more interested in is something like this page [distrowatch.com], which shows that a large number of distros trace back to Debian or Fedora.
It's not a mind map, but (Score:2, Interesting)
I was expecting something more along the lines of the philosophical leanings of the mapped distros, like which are more community-based and which are more corporate; which are incredibly zealous and which are more diplomatic. You could pick up to three different spectra and map them before you ran out of easy-to-visualize dimensions.
For examp
Re:I agree you can do different useful mappings. (Score:1)
Fixed.
Small corrections needed (Score:3, Informative)
And ClarkConnect (not represented here)should be under RedHat Entreprise Linux.
Those who ignore history are doomed to .... (Score:5, Insightful)
Unfortunately by leaving out the historical lineage, it doesn't really show how Fedora, SuSE, and Mandriva are all descended from Red Hat Linux. Others are grouped together by things like size or security rather than lineage. It's not very logical or consistent in its current layout. And by ignoring lineage, it has sacraficed its relevance.
Re:Those who ignore history are doomed to .... (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Those who ignore history are doomed to .... (Score:3, Interesting)
And TurboLinux was not designed from the ground up, it was based off of Red Hat. Mandrake and Conectiva (which became Mandriva) are RH derived. Gentoo is conceptually related to LFS. Vector is designed to be a Small Linux, and Slax is derived from Slackware. Linspire and Xandros are siblings being bot
Re:Those who ignore history are doomed to .... (Score:2)
Re:Those who ignore history are doomed to .... (Score:2)
Perhaps SuSE is on it's own conceptual branch becuase SuSE is not descended from RedHat?
There are other, real irrgularities in the chart. Why are some branches named for their theme while others are not? Becuase 'is based on' is the default relationship. Debian, gentoo and RedHat branches contain a lot of 'is based on' relationships. (Really this is nitpicking about the schema for internal labeling, if you can grok t
Re:Those who ignore history are doomed to .... (Score:2)
Re:Those who ignore history are doomed to .... (Score:1)
(note, that's a regexp)
SELinux isn't even a distribution (Score:4, Insightful)
Debian is Key (Score:2)
Re:Debian is Key (Score:2)
There's Gentoo, Linux from Scratch, and Slackware (and their derivatives). The vaste majority of linux distros are based off either Red Hat or Debian. While we shouldn't ignore the contrabutions of other distros, it's obvious that Debian has given a lot to linux. I personally would not be a linux user today if it wasn't for Debian and its derivatives.
Re:Debian is Key (Score:1)
Which is why it's such a great thing to base other variants off - lots of people have problems with Debian, but they're things that you can easily fix by bolting stuff on top.
Re:Debian is Key (Score:1, Troll)
Re:Debian is Key (Score:2)
Except for all the software development memebers of both communities do. I seriously suggest you check into the amount of kernel contributions that come from people with @redhat.com e-mail addresses before you spew off nonsense about Redhat being "irellevent."
Funny then that the NSA's contributors list [nsa.gov] for SELinux
Re:Debian is Key (Score:2)
That's not funny at all. You forgot to mention these are EXTERNAL contributors to SELinux, while Gentoo/SELinux is used internally by NSA, as well as supported by NSA for other gov agencies.
Re:Debian is Key (Score:2)
As it stands all I can find are references to Gentoo, Fedora/RH, and Debian all contributing to the project and compatible with the software.
Ooo look a troll! (Score:2)
If I feed it, it'll probably stick around.
If it sticks around, it'll probably say something equally ludicrous and amusing.
Aw hell, sure.
Re:Ooo look a troll! (Score:2)
What a nonsense you say, with a lot of prejudice. With PORTAGE_NICENESS 15, last time I did compiling KDE on background, I played a 3D game at the same time. And won. What actually prevents you to just restart X or KDE session after Xorg or KDE has been finished recompiled?
Yggdrasil was great. (Score:2, Interesting)
One of the first easy-to-use and easy-to-demo Linux distro's around, I got a whole data center moved to 486/Pentium hardware on the strength of the "rootfs on CD" bootsys that Yggdrasil was shipping, before RedHat was anything more than an SLS-wannabe, and I have to say that I really can't fathom why it wasn't considered significant enough to include on this map
Re:Yggdrasil was great. (Score:2, Insightful)
"This mind map does not go into the historical perspective of Linux but tries to showcase the relationships between current linux distributions".
Although there might be critizism to this mind map, I still find it pretty useful, because I really lost track of what which distributions are based on.
GNU/Linux? (Score:2)
Re: (Score:1)
Re:GNU/Linux? (Score:1)
Unfortunately, GP, I don't know.
Re:GNU/Linux? (Score:2)
Just kidding. I know people have talked about it and done it, but I don't think there's any actual "BSD/Linux" distro.
Re:GNU/Linux? (Score:1)
As far as I know, none do so very comprehensively. But Slackware has a number of BSD-isms thrown into it, which happens to suit me quite well.
Re:GNU/Linux? (Score:2)
Re:GNU/Linux? (Score:1)
Re:GNU/Linux? (Score:2)
A lot of the embedded Linux devices don't have the GNU userspace. Think of something like a Tivo, or fancy Photocopier. These sorts of things may have no use for deploying with the usual userspace command line tools, just the kernel, needed libraries, and the end-user interface (web server software/GUI/whatever)
Mind Mapping Software (Score:5, Interesting)
FreeMind [sourceforge.net]
Jeremy
Re:Mind Mapping Software (Score:2)
Isn't Mandriva multi-lingual? (Score:2)
Re:Isn't Mandriva multi-lingual? (Score:2)
News to me... (Score:1)
I would be thrilled if someone could explain to me how that works.
Re:News to me... (Score:3, Informative)
http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6045116609.htm
Missing distro! (Score:2, Funny)
*duck*
Two Maps? (Score:1)
Mindmapping Software (Score:2, Informative)
My conclusion is that the best mindmap software on the market is not software but a large piece of paper and colored pens. The mind-mapping experience does not translate easily to mouse-clicks and keystrokes.
That said, the SECOND best is Mindmanager 6 Pro. It is pricey but worth it.
Freemind is nice and hopefully will mature into a better product
Re:Mindmapping Software (Score:1)
Bad Taxonomy (Score:2)