2.4 kernel based - continuing the reliability of Puppy 1.09CE (the 1 series Puppy) - an ultra-fast, tiny-footprint distro that can run on geriatric hardware
Everyone who contributes MU has created MegaPup, DotPup-Downloader and is working on a 1.xx series software depository Lobster manages this wiki Pizzasgood is working on the startup up and close down splash screens (in pre alpha) Nathan working on the installer
Icewm as default Window Manager with Ice Vista2 default
Straight to desktop
update mouse detection settings (ver 2.xx does this)
set the sound for off (or OSS)
800 x 600 Vesa - leading to probe 1024 x 768, then 800 x 600, and finally 640 x 480 res
and auto ethernet DHCP
Linux firewall activated by default
Possible hv3 browser as default with easy install for main browsers
Gparted
Default to OSS sound, xvesa graphics and DHCP web connect to cut out extra set up steps that are confusing for newbs. These could be part of the setup menu.
Icons on the desktop to automatically mount drives and display them in rox
The puppy chat icon (whlle a good idea) does make it dfficult for people to connect to their messenger accounts...maybe a separate icon?
a startup welcome menu wth common taks like setting up printers and getting on he internet, perhaps with a "show this at startup" checkbox.
SATA support added to the kernel
an installer (like the xp installer) that will autorun in an xp machine, though you could boot from it as well. A "poor mans installer" that would recognise the OS and put a boot menu in would be good too, then they could pass on/lend the disk onto their friends!
A wizard that would totally wipe the hard disks of any donated equipment so that we can be sure that the donators data is unrecoverable.
CD burning of mp3's enabled
support for built i810 and 845 graphics commonly found built into motherboards.
A swap file built into the pupfile automatically if there is not enough memory detected (196mb or less)
a p2p app built in (without a java overhead)
A different menu colour scheme! (grey means "old" to most xp users Im afraid!)
If we use and support the excellent (and still developing) hv3 browser
WITH
clear links to Firefox, Opera, Seamonkey, Flock and Swiftfox
we would have more space and please more people?
110 will have MU's installer .pup is easy to create and get new programs out there. .pet is being developed. The links to wiki pages will give info on installing for the most popular software. .pet will be much more complete and specialised.
Want Vietnamese or Chinese language support? How about mplayer or gxine? Do you really want both? If so, you certainly can, but why take up valuable space in what is aiming to be an ultra fast, tiny footprint distro that can run on geriatric hardware? Simply put, you download Puppy 1.10, then select whatever you want added to the mix. This is different. The download will come with everything you need minus the specific applications. Simple, Easy and Fun.