Tiny Core Linux

General TC => General TC Talk => Topic started by: thane on July 26, 2014, 05:58:07 PM

Title: Tiny Core's Future
Post by: thane on July 26, 2014, 05:58:07 PM

I'm generally happy with Tiny Core Linux as it is, but are there any plans for a version 6 (or even 5.4)? Or are the various dCores going to be the main emphasis?

Title: Re: Tiny Core's Future
Post by: Juanito on July 27, 2014, 03:42:23 AM

There are a couple of fixes queued in git for 5.4 and we're working towards tc-6.x

Title: Re: Tiny Core's Future
Post by: thane on July 27, 2014, 05:21:00 PM

Thanks, Juanito.

I like standard TC (it's the only distro I use at home, besides fooling around with dCore and occasionally stealing time on my wife's Windows PC) but I've been wondering what its future is. A number of the original developers seem to have departed and the conversion to 5.x has been much slower than previous conversions. Glad to hear there are on-going plans.

Thane

Title: Re: Tiny Core's Future
Post by: Zendrael on August 08, 2014, 08:55:21 PM

Juanito

How can we follow the plans for future versions of Core?

Can we give suggestions and contribute with something?

Title: Re: Tiny Core's Future
Post by: Juanito on August 09, 2014, 04:17:37 AM

All suggestions are welcome  :)

Title: Re: Tiny Core's Future
Post by: Zendrael on August 09, 2014, 05:58:20 AM

Nice!

Can we see somewhere the goals discussed for future releases?

Title: Re: Tiny Core's Future
Post by: curaga on August 10, 2014, 04:45:54 AM

It's all still in flux, but so far looking like beyond the usual kernel upgrade it will have FLTK 1.3 for easier utf-8.

Title: Re: Tiny Core's Future
Post by: Zendrael on August 11, 2014, 09:58:21 PM

Any plans on having alternative GTK and/or Qt base apps? (to be installed later from the repos)

Title: Re: Tiny Core's Future
Post by: bmarkus on August 12, 2014, 01:48:45 AM

Quote from: Zendrael on August 11, 2014, 09:58:21 PM

Any plans on having alternative GTK and/or Qt base apps? (to be installed later from the repos)

What do you mean, alternative to what?

Title: Re: Tiny Core's Future
Post by: curaga on August 12, 2014, 03:48:55 AM

Why? I don't see any gain from redoing any of the apps in another toolkit. Only more work for the ability to use some theme.

Title: Re: Tiny Core's Future
Post by: bmarkus on August 12, 2014, 03:58:40 AM

Yes, and consider the size of a Gtk+/Qt infrastucture.

Title: Re: Tiny Core's Future
Post by: Zendrael on August 12, 2014, 11:47:50 AM

Quote from: bmarkus on August 12, 2014, 01:48:45 AM

Quote from: Zendrael on August 11, 2014, 09:58:21 PM

Any plans on having alternative GTK and/or Qt base apps? (to be installed later from the repos)

What do you mean, alternative to what?

Alternative to the default X apps made with FLTK. And by alternative I mean a version of the the same FLTK apps to be avaiable in the repos made with GTK/QT for better integration for those who use graphical interfaces.

Title: Re: Tiny Core's Future
Post by: jls on August 12, 2014, 11:50:07 AM

I'd really like efl based apps

Title: Re: Tiny Core's Future
Post by: bmarkus on August 12, 2014, 11:53:00 AM

Gtk, Qt, efl are not part of the base, just extensions. You are welcome to provide tools up top your taste :)

Title: Re: Tiny Core's Future
Post by: Zendrael on August 12, 2014, 12:45:10 PM

I will provide my webDesktop as soon as possible!

Maybe the GTK, QT and others in the next year!