StarLinux Releases

I have a very complicated path for StarLinux and what it will hold in the future. It is mainly a 6 step process, but one which will take many years to complete, as it is very complex and beyond my current set of skills. The time given is NOT how far away it is til we see it, but how long it will be to complete it.

StarLinux Nebula - About a weekend

If I fully dedicated a weekend to just StarLinux, I could EASILY get this done. However with an oar to move and Nationals right around the corner, there is not such thing as time. This part of the process is the easiest and the frameworks, as to why I keep rewriting it. I want it to be perfect for the rest of the Linux Distribution to lay on. This part includes:

• The Linux Kernel (Preferably a LTS Channel until StarLinux reaches a stable point)
• Busybox Userland (One day I hope to integrate GNU Coreutils and such but that's a process in itself)
• GNU C Library (Will just be bare minimum for functionality. Will include a 'glibc-full' package eventually)
• StarINIT (A very SIMPLE form of what I want it to be, but enough to boot the system)

Notes:

• The kernel will come in the smallest form possible with LITTLE DRIVER SUPPORT.
• The version releases will come as I feel they should, mainly with every kernel update.
• It will be distributed in the form of VHD (Virtual Hard Drives) or .IMG (Burnable Disk Images) with no way of installation. (However a guide will be written for ArchLinux for later releases).

StarLinux Protostar - About a month

StarLinux Protostar is when I'll fully start the programming machine I call my fingers. Probably won't happen until the summer when I have time, money and two oars. This is where I'll separate StarLinux from a simple bootable Proof of Concept to a fuller system including Libraries like nCurses, zLib, etc. and Utilities such as nano, dialog, etc.) but will also include:

• A beefier Kernel Configuration including Networking and FS Drivers (Mainly in the form of Modules to keep boot fast)
• Minimal SPM (Star Package Manager) Integration (Just installing packages from external SPM Repo)
• Minimal System Libraries (zLib, nCurses, GlibC)
• Minimal System Utilities (nano, dialog, dropbear)

Notes:

• The kernel will include modules for networking BUT wireless support will be next to none.
• The version releases will come as needed until SPM is integrated, then they'll come with every Kernel Update.
• It will be distributed in the form of VHD (Virtual Hard Drive) or .IMG (Burnable Disk Image) with no way of installation. (A ArchLinux pseudo-installation guide will be available)

StarLinux Brown Dwarf - About 3 months

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