BLAG Linux and GNU
BLAG Linux and GNU is a discontinued Linux distribution made by the Brixton Linux Action Group.[2]
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| Developer | Brixton Linux Action Group |
|---|---|
| OS family | Unix-like, Linux-libre, free software |
| Working state | Discontinued[1] |
| Initial release | 2002 |
| Latest release | 140000 / May 4, 2011 |
| Latest preview | 240000 |
| Update method | rolling release |
| Package manager | dnf |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux-libre) |
| Userland | GNU |
| Default user interface | GNOME (was planned to have switched to MATE upon release of BLAG 240000) |
| License | FSDG |
| Official website | www |
BLAG is a discontinued, single-CD distro with applications desktop users "expect" from a desktop including multimedia, graphics, desktop internet applications and more. BLAG also included a collection of server packages. BLAG was based on Fedora plus updates, adds apps from Dag, Dries, Freshrpms, NewRPMS, and includes custom packages.[3][4]
BLAG was one of the few operating systems listed as a completely free software distribution by the Free Software Foundation.[5]
History
The first public release of BLAG was 22 October 2002. The latest stable release, BLAG 140k, was based on Fedora 14, and was released on 4 May 2011. In October 2014 Blag 200000 was released in alpha form.[6]
Planning for BLAG 240000 commenced in January 2016 but it was never released.[7]
The script used in BLAG for cleaning the kernel from non-free blobs shipped in it by default was used as a base for the Linux-libre set of scripts.[8]
See also
References
- "Free GNU/Linux distributions". gnu.org. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- "Fedora-based single-CD distro goes gold". DesktopLinux.com eWeek. Ziff Davis Enterprise Holdings Inc. 2006-07-14. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- Magic Banan (2008-05-26). "Interview with Jeff Moe: BLAG, linux-libre and More". Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- "BLAG updates its Fedora-based distro". Ziff Davis Enterprise Holdings Inc. 2006-10-05. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- "Free GNU/Linux distributions". Free Software Foundation, Inc. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- DistroWatch. "Development Release: BLAG Linux And GNU 200000 Alpha (DistroWatch.com News)". distrowatch.com. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- "BLAG". blagblagblag.org. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- Bruce Byfield (2008-08-01). "Linux-libre project meets rocky reception". Linux.com. SourceForge, Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-08-05. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
