Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 30th Oct 2001 05:13 UTC
Back when I used to live in Greece, there was a popular saying: "Greece is not just Athens". Similarly, Linux is much more than (the highly marketed) Red Hat or Mandrake. Assuming you got the skills required, a Linux distribution can be created, distributed or sold by virtually anyone. This is what Free Software is all about anyway. Two Sweedish Linux coders are offering their own Linux distros for some months now (with newer versions on the way). Per Lidén has put together CRUX from scratch, while John Eriksson has evolved a lightweight Slackware version to his own ROOTLinux. OSNews interviews both the developers regarding their (part-time, hobby) projects and their future prospects.
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It's fun to see people actually doing something instead of speaking about it, and I agree that linux distros are horribly bloated with too much software you never use, doesn't really need, or just plain unnecessary doubled effort (tons of the same stuff, only being developed until pre alpha stage and then left). But it's also way cool to see an old classmate (PT95!) go up on osnews. Keep up the good work!