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== Features == | == Features == | ||
Foresight focuses on delivering the latest in desktop technologies. Projects such as GNOME-Do, Banshee and PackageKit are delivered in the default Foresight installation. | Foresight focuses on delivering the latest in desktop technologies. It usually has current packages for the GNOME desktop environment, sometimes even within a day of their release. Projects such as GNOME-Do, Banshee and PackageKit are delivered in the default Foresight installation. Beyond the existing GNOME Edition, Xfce and KDE Edition are under development. The Xfce edition has a released alpha and the KDE edition is in pre-alpha development. These two editions will have the same focus of delivering the latest desktop technologies for the respective desktop environments. | ||
Foresight uses the [[Conary_(package_manager)|Conary]] package management system. This system only updates those specific files in packages which need to be updated, in contrast to other formats, such as the [[RPM Package Manager|RPM]] and [[Deb (file format)|DEB]] formats, which download whole packages. | Foresight uses the [[Conary_(package_manager)|Conary]] package management system. This system only updates those specific files in packages which need to be updated, in contrast to other formats, such as the [[RPM Package Manager|RPM]] and [[Deb (file format)|DEB]] formats, which download whole packages. Conary also has the advantage of very granular dependency resolution, and a relatively easy packaging process, with repositories provided to the community, free of charge, by [[RPath|rPath, Inc.]] | ||
All packages are updated in a rolling release style, i.e. as updates are released upstream, or packagers get to them. Packages move between three branches of the foresight repositories, originating usually at the development branch or in the personal repositories of packagers, after which they are promoted to the qa (Quality Assurance) branch, and finally to the stable branch, intended for users. Snapshots are taken every few months, and new ISO images are produced. | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 15:34, 7 July 2008
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 working on the GNOME Marketing team.[1]
Vendor Support
Foresight is available pre-installed on the Shuttle's light-weight KPC system.[2]
Features
Foresight focuses on delivering the latest in desktop technologies. It usually has current packages for the GNOME desktop environment, sometimes even within a day of their release. Projects such as GNOME-Do, Banshee and PackageKit are delivered in the default Foresight installation. Beyond the existing GNOME Edition, Xfce and KDE Edition are under development. The Xfce edition has a released alpha and the KDE edition is in pre-alpha development. These two editions will have the same focus of delivering the latest desktop technologies for the respective desktop environments.
Foresight uses the Conary package management 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. Conary also has the advantage of very granular dependency resolution, and a relatively easy packaging process, with repositories provided to the community, free of charge, by rPath, Inc.
All packages are updated in a rolling release style, i.e. as updates are released upstream, or packagers get to them. Packages move between three branches of the foresight repositories, originating usually at the development branch or in the personal repositories of packagers, after which they are promoted to the qa (Quality Assurance) branch, and finally to the stable branch, intended for users. Snapshots are taken every few months, and new ISO images are produced.
Notes
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