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Message from Steven
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Sindi wrote:
> 
> Other priorities (they all come first?):
> 
> A 2.6 kernel (small, with a set of modules), 

Really?  You want a 2.6 kernel?  The sourcecode
is massive.  I would be much more comfortable
with a 2.4 kernel.

> so we can use packages from Slackware past 11

What's wrong with Slackware 11 ?  It seems to
be a reasonable platform to me.

> including later precompiled glibc 

I like glibc 2.3.6 (Slackware 11).

> and gcc to compile other useful stuff 

I like gcc 3.4.6 (Slackware 11).

> (gtk2 for "recent" browsers).

gtk2 is available in Slackware 11; however,
I still like gtk1.  Seamonkey 1.1.19 (gtk1)
was released a few months ago and it is a 
nice browser.  Very nice.  It is significantly
better than Firefox 1.5 (gtk1).  

> Opera 10 (I can't get the fonts working - black squares).

I prefer Seamonkey.  

> Flash 9 or even 10.

Flash 9 (gtk1) works on a Slackware 11
foundation.  So does flash 10 (gtk2).

> Cardbus driver modules 

No need to go to a 2.6 kernel for this.
A 2.4 kernel with glibc 2.3.6 will work.

> A way to use BL in a computer containing 
> an SATA drive 

Really?  You want SATA capability on a
minimalistic Linux designed for old PCs?

> Built-in USB cardreader (confuses BL).

I've still got no USB hardware, but it does
seem to be popular these days.  With a 2.4
kernel, USB compatibility should be pretty
good.

> A pdf reader that rotates files. 

xpdf rotates files.  If you right-click on
a document, you will get several useful
options (including rotation).

> Framebuffer image viewer and pdf reader 
> (use less RAM/cpu than X).

Lots of old PCs are unable to do framebuffer.
Xvesa is a safer default.

Cheers,
Steven