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| About ByzantineOS
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| ByzantineOS is a software Internet Appliance with a home entertainment bias. It is based on a networked Linux distribution/bootable system with Mozilla providing access to a range of services and applications. ByzantineOS fits on a 32MB (or 48MB) media and should work on any PC. With ByzantineOS CD-ROM, there is no need for hard-disks or floppy drives.
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| 2004-02-29 |
Distribution Release: ByzantineOS 20040229 |
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A new build of the ByzantineOS live CD has been released. Changes in version 20040229: "Build with LFS-5.0 (latest buildsystem + CVS); Mozilla-1.6; busybox-1.00-prer8; Java(TM) Plug-in 1.4.2_03; mplayerplug-in-2.40; XMMS-1.2.10; Gaim-0.75; many UI changes (Mozilla sidebar): mozCalc, ByzantineOS DropIns (list of available DropIns), ByzantineOS application list, file manager...; UK Xmodmap; Acrobat5.0.8 as a XPI ByzantineOS DropIn." Download: byzantine-i586-20040229.iso.gz (43.1MB).
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| 2003-12-14 |
Distribution Release: ByzantineOS 20031212 |
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A new version of ByzantineOS is available. The major changes in 20031212 are: "Built with LFS-5.0; kernel (2.4.22); tmpfs + tar as replacement for initrd; support for XPInstall (now you can install ByzantineOS DropIns just by clicking on a *.xpi link); Mozilla-1.5 (+ minimalistic file manager); busybox-1.00-pre4; metacity-3.6.0 (compiled for embedded systems - no GConf); ssh, sftp, scp; DirectFB-0.9.20 (dfbclock is works again); Acrobat5 as a XPI ByzantineOS DropIn." Read the full changelog for system requirements and visit the distribution's home page for further information. Download: ByzantineOS-20021125.tar.gz (61.5MB).
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| 2003-09-02 |
Distribution Release: ByzantineOS 20030901 |
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The ByzantineOS project has announced a release of a new ByzantineOS ISO image and buildsystem. From the changelog: "Changes for byzantine-i586-20030901.iso.gz: kernel 2.4.21, alsa-driver-0.9.6, metacity-2.5.3, xmms-1.2.8-pre1, bug fixes (mplayer, sound). Changes for byzgl-buildsystem-4.1-r2.iso.gz: based on LFS-4.1, kernel 2.4.21..." See the full changelog for a more complete list of changes. Download: byzantine-i586-20030901.iso.gz (42.8MB). ByzantineOS is a small live CD distribution with Mozilla-based desktop environment providing access to applications (such as MPlayer) and other services.
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| 2003-06-15 |
Distribution Release: ByzantineOS 20030614 |
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The latest from the ByzantineOS project: "New ISO demo release. Changes: LFS-4.1 (Glibc-2.3.1; GCC-3.2.1; Linux-2.4.20; ...); ALSA-0.9.3a; Metacity-2.4.34; Java(TM) Plug-in Blackdown-1.4.1-01; Mozilla 1.3.1; compiled with XFT support; MPlayer 0.90 with a patched -vo directfb option (press key 'm' to minimize/maximize the window)... " More details on the project's home and latest news pages. ByzantineOS is a Linux and Mozilla-based live CD distribution with a home entertainment bias. Download: byzantine-i586-20030614.iso.gz (42MB).
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LG3D LiveCD
LG3D LiveCD was a bootable Linux CD incorporating Project Looking Glass, a Java-based technology that attempts to bring a richer user experience to the desktop and applications via 3D windowing and visualisation capabilities. An open source development project evolved from Sun Microsystems' Advanced Development division, the LG3D live CD was based on SLAX, but it includes extra applications and technologies, such as Firefox and Gaim, working NVIDIA graphics driver, and copy2ram support. It was also possible to run it from a 256MB flash memory device.
Status: Discontinued
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