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| ====== About PLD Linux ====== | ====== About PLD Linux ====== | ||
| - | Unlike other big distributions, there is no commercial support behind PLD Linux. The developer community consists of various enthusiast who wish to donate their time and work for common good. | + | Unlike other big distributions, there is no commercial support behind PLD Linux. The developer community consists of various enthusiasts who wish to donate their time and knowledge for the common good of PLD Linux. There is no specific ideology behind PLD-Linux, we just want to have a fast, stable and flexible environment to work in. See the [[:Features|features]] of this project for more information. |
| ===== Short History ===== | ===== Short History ===== | ||
| - | PLD started in 1998 as a package repository for [[http://www.redhat.com|RedHat Linux]]. It soon grew enough, to become a self sustaining distribution and acts as one for the past couple of years. Currently it's one of [[http://cia.navi.cx/|the most active open source projects in the world]] and provides a constant flow of feedback to the rest of the FLOSS world. | ||
| + | PLD Linux started in 1998 as a package repository for another distribution. It soon grew enough to become a self sustaining distribution and has acted as one for the past couple of years. Currently it is one of [[http://cia.vc/|the most active open source projects in the world]] and provides a constant flow of feedback to the rest of the FLOSS world. | ||
| + | PLD is presented on [[wp>Linux distribution|Linux distro timeline]] as well. | ||
| ===== Official Releases ===== | ===== Official Releases ===== | ||
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| |PLD Ra/1.0|22.11.2002|stable, EOL now| | |PLD Ra/1.0|22.11.2002|stable, EOL now| | ||
| |[[:AcInfo|PLD Ac/2.0]]|01.04.2007|stable| | |[[:AcInfo|PLD Ac/2.0]]|01.04.2007|stable| | ||
| - | |[[:ThInfo|PLD Th/3.0]]|unknown|in development| | + | |[[th|PLD Th/3.0]]| |stable, in endless development| |
| ===== Current Status ===== | ===== Current Status ===== | ||
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| * x86 (targets i386, i586, i686 and Athlon) | * x86 (targets i386, i586, i686 and Athlon) | ||
| - | * PowerPC | + | * PowerPC (PLD RA/AC only) |
| * AMD64 | * AMD64 | ||
| - | * Sparc (32-bit with 64-bit optional kernel) | + | * Sparc (32-bit with 64-bit optional kernel) (PLD RA/AC only) |
| - | * Alpha | + | * Alpha (PLD RA/AC only) |
| This, together with a non-conservative approach to RPM usage, provides our users with a consistent, yet flexible environment on a wide variety of hardware. | This, together with a non-conservative approach to RPM usage, provides our users with a consistent, yet flexible environment on a wide variety of hardware. | ||
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