From: jim AT jimpick DOT com (Jim Pick)
Subject: Re: Any distributions in the works?
12 May 1997 22:38:51 -0700
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> Is Gnu-Win32 mature enough for a Linux-type distribution to be feasable?
> 
> I would certainly be interested in purchasing a complete distribution   
> with
> the base tools, development system, vi, emacs, X, g77, curses, TeX,   
> groff, octave, etc. , etc., etc., if the price were right. ($20 or less).
> 
> The Linux redhat rpm tools would be a good choice for creating a   
> distribution.
> 
> Is anyone else interested?  (I'm not considering creating one myself,   
>  but thought that this might prompt others into doing the job.)
> 
> Tony Richardson

Klee Dienes and I are planning on attempting to port dpkg (from Debian 
GNU/Linux) over to Gnu-Win32 fairly soon.  It's a little too early for me to 
say whether or not we're going to have enough success with it to start a
full-blown distribution...  but we'd sure like to.

Cheers,

 - Jim


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