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diff --git a/blog/20200508.org b/blog/20200508.org deleted file mode 100644 index 1df12e7..0000000 --- a/blog/20200508.org +++ /dev/null @@ -1,113 +0,0 @@ -#+TITLE: The Relation of Carbs and KISS -#+AUTHOR: Cem Keylan -#+DATE: <2020-05-08 Fri> - -Since I have forked KISS, I have received many questions that can be summarized -as "Why?". I have realized that I never truly answered this question. That's the -reason I am writing this post, to give some background on Carbs, and some -differences between KISS Linux and Carbs Linux for anyone who may be wondering. -Perhaps I could make this a "FAQ" page later on. - -** History -:PROPERTIES: -:CUSTOM_ID: history -:END: - -I had the idea of creating my own Linux distribution since the May of 2019. Back -then, I had my own [[https://linuxfromscratch.org][Linux from Scratch]] build, and I wanted to slim it down my -own way and replace the software (with musl,sbase,etc.). The name Carbs Linux -was in my mind since then. I wanted to write my own package manager, but I -wasn't satisfied with anything I had built. - -I had written some incomplete package managers (all named =fat=) and I quickly -threw them into the trash can, where they honestly belonged. I would want to -share them with you for laughs, but my hard-drive got wiped and I have a problem -of not doing an "initial commit" until a program I write is in a usable state. - -I have obtained the 'carbslinux.org' domain name in September 2019, but then -life got on the way, and I stopped for a long time. - -One day on Reddit, I saw Dylan's post on [[https://reddit.com/r/unixporn][r/unixporn]] about KISS, and I really -thought that it was interesting. Here is my [[https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/ducd34/sowm_kiss_d/f7lua7x][comment]] to Dylan on that post. I -checked out the package manager and the repository. The packaging system was -extremely clean and well-thought. I decided to give it a go and fork KISS. - -** Differences between KISS and Carbs -:PROPERTIES: -:CUSTOM_ID: differences-between-kiss-and-carbs -:END: - -Now, I still baffle when people ask me this question. My intention was never to -create a distribution with specific differences between KISS. My intention was -being my own BDFL of a distribution I maintain. There are lots of differences -between the main repositories, but they are subtle and not worth talking about. -I personally never even installed KISS Linux on my system. So Carbs, isn't -something like a downstream fork of KISS, it is just a distribution that was -initially based on KISS. - -I try to contribute as much as I can to KISS Linux. I think that it is a -brilliant distribution, and it was a great starting point for Carbs. I am really -grateful to Dylan and all the other contributors. - -** What I'm working on now -:PROPERTIES: -:CUSTOM_ID: what-im-working-on-now -:END: - -Currently I have a few projects that I'm working on for Carbs. These are, - -A BSD port for Carbs. For a while, I have been working on BSD compatibility on -my fork of the [package manager]. I have tested, without any more issues, on -OpenBSD and FreeBSD. The biggest issues remaining are choosing a vendor for BSD, -packaging the BSD source, and providing a minimal base (like busybox for BSD). -If you aren't familiar with BSD, it has a single source code for all of the -utilities (kernel, command line programs, etc.). Contributions (even chipping in -ideas) are very welcome. - -Adding binary package distribution support natively to the package manager. -Biggest issue in small/old computers are compile times. This feature is for the -bigger packages such as webkit, clang, llvm that take a considerable amount of -time. Some computers with low memories cannot even compile firefox/webkit. - -Adding rsync repository support to the package manager. This is not a current -issue, but rather a futureproofing. As time passes, distribution repositories -grow larger. KISS and Carbs are young distributions without this problem right -now. But in something like 5 years, this size will presumably increase to -hundreds of megabytes. At that point it will be pointless to have the repository -sources unless you specifically need them. - -** What's up with all the init/service daemons? -:PROPERTIES: -:CUSTOM_ID: whats-up-with-all-the-init-service-daemons -:END: - -If you have ever checked the [[https://github.com/carbslinux/repository][repository]], you may have noticed that there are -lots of init/service related packages. I have had my fair share of time with all -of them, and it is an area that I am really interested in. I have even written -my own [[https://github.com/cemkeylan/shinit][init daemon]] and [[https://github.com/cemkeylan/sysmgr][service supervisor]]. I maintain all those packages on KISS -Community Repository as well with the exception of busybox. Those are, =busybox -init/runit=, =runit=, =sinit=, and =sysmgr=. I would definitely recommend -checking out =shinit= and =sysmgr=. - -** Why I don't publicize Carbs -:PROPERTIES: -:CUSTOM_ID: why-i-dont-publicize-carbs -:END: - -There are a couple of reasons I don't publicize Carbs a lot. - -KISS is the better alternative in terms of support and community. I work on -maintaining this distribution just as hard as Dylan, but in the end, Carbs is -based on his original hard work, and I believe that he deserves the recognition -more than I do. - -Since I cannot answer questions like "What is the difference?", I prefer staying -as the silent sibling project of KISS Linux. Plus, there is no point in dividing -the newly-emerging community in half. - -That's not because I don't have ideas for the future of Carbs, I do. I just -think that I will deserve the recognition once those above lists are checked. - -I think that's about it, if you have questions you can send me a mail, ping me -on IRC (my handle is =merakor=), and I will be happy to answer. Maybe your -question fits this post, and I can update it to thoroughly give an explanation. |