Tiny Core brings BSD's advantages to Linux?

[julianb]

http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/rants/bsd4linux/bsd4linux3.php

This person writing about BSD for linux users makes the claim that one challenge linux distributions face is that there's no well-defined "core" to a linux system - that is, the stuff you get when you first install your linux distribution is everything you need to have a system that runs, PLUS a zillion other things... and there's no way to really separate the base from the mix of stuff that you can delete without breaking the system.

In other words, one of the major features of Tiny Core Linux is that it solves a problem for Linux users that FreeBSD didn't have in the first place.

Kind of makes me want to try out a BSD system, even though I doubt I would like it better than Linux.

Also just tried out Linux Mint fluxbox edition - pretty nice, if only Mint/Ubuntu would pick up some good ideas from Tiny Core.

[thane]

FWIW, I have looked at the main BSD variants and what they call the core is quite a bit heavier than TCL's core. The installation requirements were frankly intimidating. To me, definitely not the first thing a person looking for an alternative to Windows would try.

[yoshi314]

This person writing about BSD for linux users makes the claim that one challenge linux distributions face is that there's no well-defined "core" to a linux system

bsd has kernel and one libc variant, and that is probably the point they try to make - that bsd has one standard libc, while linux has a selection (eglibc, glibc, uclibc, dietlibc, newlib, etc). also *bsd distros are less varied than linux ones.

tinycore is not a standard linux core. it does not come with compiler, it does not support a lot of filesystems and devices. you need to add those essential tools to it first.

linux from scratch book pretty much outlines what's the essential base for a linux system, that after setting up can be extended into a working installation without the need of external tools.