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Message from Steven
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Samir wrote:
>
> I use Basic Linux 3.3 and it has kernel 2.2.16. Sites
> 
> http://www.volny.cz/basiclinux/

The volny site is frozen.  I no longer have access
to it.  Otherwise, I would have uploaded the current
version of BasicLinux.

> http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/baslinux/
> 
> look very similar, and I did not remark that one gives 
> BasicLinux 3.32 and another one 3.50.  Version 3.32 uses 
> kernel 2.2.16, while version 3.50 uses 2.2.26

3.40
----------------------------------------
kernel upgraded to 2.2.26
busybox upgraded to 1.01
PCMCIA IDE and CF-card capability added
minor changes to /dev 
PLIP removed (still available as add-on)
new add-on modules (eg wireless)
----------------------------------------

3.50
------------------------------
window manager upgraded to jwm
sed upgraded to full version
major improvements to calctool
major improvements to links
smaller busybox (same version)
smaller less (older version)
ADDED: /dev/random 
DELETED: sedleds, xev, getopt
-----------------------------

As you can see, there have been many important
changes between 3.3 and 3.5.

Cheers,
Steven