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Qbit OS
Download: http://qbitonline.com/index.php?cPath=196_197_198
MD5 Checksum: none
Parent Puppy: Puppy Linux 4.0 "Dingo"
ISO Size: 190MB
The Qbit OS is based off Puppy Linux 4.0 "Dingo". The Qbit OS is intended to be more user friendly (Or Windows user friendly) by adding/deleting/regrouping/renaming the menu list and use more popularly know softwares (eg.OpenOffice instead of Abiword).
The only major modifications are to the menu list and softwares so there should not be any hardware incompatibilities compared to Puppy 4.0. The PCMCIA and battery meter has been removed as this was meant to be for desktop use but can be reinstalled using the package manager.
The menu list was edited hoping to make it easier for non-linux users to understand ("Desktop" now shortened and grouped with "Setup" to shorten the menu list). The software names were also shortened making it more clear to the non-linux user (eg.Calcoo Scientific calculator => Scientific calculator). The following softwares are installed by default:
+ OpenOffice Suite (word processor, calc, base, etc.). Abiword was uninstalled.
+ Mozilla Firefox (with Flash player plugin)
+ Skype (from Pup3)
+ Bluefish HTML editor
+ GIMP
Some softwares were edited out from the menu list but still can be found for the advanced users.
The Qbit OS is for our line of EPCs ("Efficient" PC). The B2 EPC is 100% solid state and therefore shock & vibration proof. It consumes less than 15W of power and is 0dB quite. More information on our site: www.qbitonline.com. Price includes international free shipping!
How to contact the puplet author: Usually, the author gives his/her forum name, which you can then find in the forum. Send the author a private message (PM) or email him/her if the email address is given. You may have to register in the forum to be able to send a PM.
Disclaimer: Please be aware that Puplets are not official releases and although Barry Kauler, the creator of Puppy Linux, does encourage them, neither he, nor the Puplet authors, can accept responsibility for any misfortune that may result from their use and are offered without warranty of merchantability. There are no restrictions towards those wishing to both create a Puplet and advertise its existence on this website. Therefore you are advised that use of Puppy is entirely at your own risk.
He has permission already
Ask their permission? He has it already, it's called the gpl. A quote from version 2 "
You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, and
you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange for a fee." This is the URL http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Online Sale Ends Today!
Can everyone advertise their commercial websites on this forum, then?
The prime purpose for the featured site is to sell hardware, and Linux is incidental to this. Something's surely not right here.
Q-Bit O.S.
Its not that hes selling it, Like Stallman said, Free as in Country, not as in Free Beer..
It is that hes giving a crippled demo of Puppy, and selling them the "Fix"
I dont like the disabled thing, crippling a Puppy should be a crime...
And if he is Selling it, should we be his support system??
Think of the end user who discovers he just paid for a Puppy he could get for free...
And the initial impression that "Puppy doesnt work right" it will cause...
IDK, is it just me???
"Close the "Windows",and open your eyes, to a whole new world"
Qbit OS a good thing
I've watched this thread grow and I'm a bit confused as to why people are getting stressed about Qbit OS. I can't see any evidence of anything illegal or even unethical happening and puppy is being promoted.
My understanding is that the gpl says nothing about whether you can charge for software it just says that you must (be able to) provide the source to someone you have supplied binaries to.
If I was going to buy an epc it would be a really cool feature to be able to try the OS out first. 6.50 euros is hardly rampart profiteering. I would be irritated if the forum started clogging up with help requests from Qbit OS uses but the reality is that this is a niche market.
I think this is a cool idea and I fail to see who loses. If there is anyone that has paid the 6.50 and been refused access to the source then this would be a matter for concern.
Will
Hey Guys This is really
Hey Guys
This is really quite Spammy, as you are posting links to your website, selling hardware, using Puppy linux's website to that end
Either, you take Puppy users feelings into account, or we may simply use editorial control on your post
We do not need publicity at the expense of integrity, & will not support malpractice
We do not permit spam on this website - thank you for your co-operation
Aitch :)
You should be in jail
But as cleaver as you are youll probably get out with this. But, cause theres allways a but, you are a limited person in a limited proyect, this is not yours, you are just enjoing someone else ride. So hang on while it last, you wont be riding free for ever. And there are lots of better pupplets than this one.
and actually...
Use, ubuntu, puppy, dsl, xandros, linspire, debian, and even slacware do it. as that was one of the oldest methods, and is still sucessful. the fsf only cares about distributing the source and going after small linux vendors just because they find it hard to offer sources.
if i was legally forced to spend all my time hunting down source code for my distro. i'd have to drop out of school. and i know i can't afford to do that.
- J-Bob
well, it's likely legal
well, even richard stallman does not have a problem with people charging for software. as long as the source is avaliable then they don't care. SuSE, Mandriva, RedHat, and many distros including puppy sell cds or dvds through the internet. and the free software foundation does not seem to be bothered by this.
but it's not a bad idea to get their permission.
- J-Bob
The legality of charging for
The legality of charging for the distro becomes even more questionable when the names of programs like Openoffice, or Firefox. Have you received legal permission from these developers to use their programs in conjunction with your advertising?
well..... you got me on that one
Hmm.... Did not know Stallman had lawyers which persued free software cases.
And the freedom was meant to allow people to know what is in their software and to be able to hack it without legal restrictions. This is why Richard Stallman uses the term "hacker" for a person who works on free software, because of his days as a hacker at MIT. But i do agree that what Qbit is doing should not be done.
But there are some other vendors which sell linux. such as Novel (they sell SuSE), Mandriva, Red Hat (well, it's mainly the support) Xandros Linspire and there are groups which sell cds of various distros including Puppy, and they seem to have had no problems with being allowed to do it.
And various distros have GPL violations, including Zenwalk Arch Linux DSL Mepis Slax and EasyS.
But i suggest you look a bit further down the page, because someone said something just like you did.