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'''Foresight | '''Foresight''' is a [[Linux distribution]] comprising [[free software|free]] and [[non-free software]] with the stated goal of showcasing the latest in Linux desktop technologies. Foresight is developed by the Foresight community. Foresight's goal is to offer an easy to use desktop featuring the latest desktop technologies. Foresight follows a rolling release cycle, instead of a time based release schedule. | ||
== History == | |||
Foresight was created by Ken VanDine as a distro to showcase the most current releases of GNOME while he was working on the GNOME Marketing team.<ref>{{ cite web title = Creating the GNOME 2.18 Live Media: An interview with Ken VanDine | url = http://www.gnomejournal.org/article/57/creating-the-gnome-218-live-media-an-interview-with-ken-vandine }}</ref> | |||
== Vendor Support == | |||
Foresight is available pre-installed on the Shuttle's light-weight KPC system.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://us.shuttle.com/KPC/techspecs.html |title=KPC Specifications |accessdate=2008-05-26 |publisher=[[Shuttle Inc.]]}}</ref> | |||
Foresight Linux features the [[GNOME]] desktop environment, and has tracked GNOME development closely. The distribution imported every GNOME release since 2.10 on the day each was released. | Foresight Linux features the [[GNOME]] desktop environment, and has tracked GNOME development closely. The distribution imported every GNOME release since 2.10 on the day each was released. | ||
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Template:Refimprove Template:Infobox OS Foresight is a Linux distribution comprising free and non-free software with the stated goal of showcasing the latest in Linux desktop technologies. Foresight is developed by the Foresight community. Foresight's goal is to offer an easy to use desktop featuring the latest desktop technologies. Foresight follows a rolling release cycle, instead of a time based release schedule.
History
Foresight was created by Ken VanDine as a distro to showcase the most current releases of GNOME while he was working on the GNOME Marketing team.[1]
Vendor Support
Foresight is available pre-installed on the Shuttle's light-weight KPC system.[2]
Foresight Linux features the GNOME desktop environment, and has tracked GNOME development closely. The distribution imported every GNOME release since 2.10 on the day each was released.
Foresight Linux features the Conary software packaging system. This system only updates those specific files in packages which need to be updated, in contrast to other formats, such as the RPM and DEB formats, which download whole packages.
The latest version is 2.0, including GNOME 2.22.0 as the default desktop environment. It is available as two-CD or one-DVD install media (foresight-2.0-x86) and a LiveCD.(The LiveCD takes the version number of the GNOME release.)
Foresight Linux 2 will include GNOME, KDE and Xfce editions; and an x86-64 version.[1] The GNOME version was released on 2008-03-12.
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