Talk:Mini Linux

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i dont'know.. i added a linux distro that is used on old machine.. is that a minilinux? i cut it.. for now

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I will remove menuetOS, because it isn't linux —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.85.121.132 (talk) 06:05, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Original research?

I've never seen "MiniLinux" used as a standard term outside Wikipedia, even though I'm familiar with many of those mini-distributions. Also, I've never seen that logo, which is strangely claimed as a "standard logo". -- LodeRunner 14:30, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trying to fix the original research problem

The term Mini Linux appears to be in more broad use than MiniLinux, and is derived from the original MINI LINUX. Cwolfsheep 23:42, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] There is no standard for minidistroes.

So I'm suggesting one. Fits on a standard Mini CD - 210mb or smaller. This might be slightly original research but is a very, very useful page. 81.197.43.229 (talk) 18:36, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Rename article to "Mini Distro"?

...kernel agnostic, as in "LiveDistro".

Granted, many "mini" OS distributions are based on Linux, but not all are. There are several non-Linux distributions that have proven themselves very useful or feature-rich despite their size--in particular, MenuetOS and KolibriOS. Further, there are a host of other specialized distributions for embedded, mobile, and real-time systems, just as Linux has. My gripe is that many people have attempted adding links to other mini (yet non-Linux) distros only to have the links deleted outright, without any recognition of their significance or any offer of compromise.

I have not been able to find any other article with this kind of focus on modern functionality using less-than-modern desktop hardware. Oh, wait, this article also contains distros for the Nintendo DS, iPod, and Embedded Debian--not only desktops. Having recognized such overlaps, its fellow article in the Linux infobox, List of LiveDistros, does contain a heading for non-Linux distros. This "mini" article is part of a much larger category of specialized systems which is being wholly ignored. Simultaniously, the scope of this article must be restructured. Do embedded, mobile, PDA, real-time, video game console, and just plain "old" distros count as being "mini"? Should they be discussed here or in a new article? At the very least, I suggest that a heading for these non-Linux fellow "mini" distros be included somewhere and accepted as relevantly related to any Linux equivalent. --Diluvial (talk) 04:36, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Be bold. Just do the move and see if anyone complains. 62.106.49.139 (talk) 21:57, 22 March 2008 (UTC)