Re: Progress on a "spiritual" derivation of GoboLinux

moonOS

"Chanrithy Thim has announced the release of moonOS 4, an Ubuntu-based 
desktop distribution with a custom file hierarchy ..."

References:

www.moonos.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_OS
http://cristalinux.blogspot.com/2011/01/moonos-4-neake-review.html
www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/01/moonos-4-new-filesystem-gnome-appshell/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+d0od+%28Omg!+Ubuntu!%29
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1658708
www.webupd8.org/2011/01/moonos-is-linux-distribution-based-on.html
www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/exxtv/anyone_ever_hear_of_or_used_moonos_4_and_how_does/



On 04/05/2013 13:02, Sepero wrote:
> As an addendum, I don't say all that because I dislike Gobo. I say it
> because I really like Gobo a lot (and you too Liam :)). I would like to see
> things become better.
>
> Considering Ben's statement of maintaining the filesystem hierarchy
> standard, I've been thinking something that others might think is Crazy.
> I've been thinking a future version of Gobo (or distro like Gobo) based off
> of Ubuntu.
>
> Leveraging off the success of Ubuntu would be a very helpful thing. Why try
> to keep building things from scratch when all the hardest work is done.
> Just focus on taking Ubuntu, and making it an improved filesystem. If it's
> possible, it would require far less work than maintaining a distro from
> scratch.
>
> It would be leveraging all the websites, community, and solutions that are
> already available for Ubuntu. The number #1 distro on
> www.distrowatch.comright now is Linux Mint, an Ubuntu based
> distribution. Maybe the new
> Gobuntu.
>