Foresight Linux

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.

Vendor Support

Foresight is available pre-installed on the Shuttle's light-weight KPC system.

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. Currently Foresight features GNOME desktop but a 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.

External links

• Project home page
• Shuttle KPC home page