[GNU-linux-libre] FreeSlack -> Freenix transition is done, awaiting review

[Ivan Zaigralin]

Hi everyone!

We publicized the distribution/project name change from FreeSlack to Freenix, and our
websites are all Freenixy now. Some notes to reviewers:

Things like names of files are left alone for the current stable (14.2) but will be thoroughly
rebranded wherever appropriate in the next stable release.

A lilo screen with branding supplied via Wiki is still old style, but it is not supplied during the
installation anyway, requiring 100% manual install, and will be updated for the next release as
well.

There are a couple of links from our wiki to Slackware documentation, like this place for
example:

http://docs.slackware.com/slackware:beginners_guide#switch_to_a_generic_kernel

It makes zero sense to duplicate the documentation, since our project is dead set on
keeping the technical details identical to Slackware as much as possible, allowing us not to
fork support. We don't see a problem with this,
but if the consensus is that it may be confusing, we can publish a disclaimer about no
affiliation, and how users should be wary of the possibility that non-free software is mentioned
there (we are not aware of such an instance, but we have no control over that wiki).

Our wiki, which is the main source of documentation:
https://freenix.net/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start[1]

And our forum: https://freenix.net/forum/[2]

Please let us know if you see anything else that requires our attention.

Sounds fantastic. Freenix is our first choice. To sweeten the deal, we
are
fully prepared to move the distro front to freenix.net, already nabbed
by
Matt. This might potentially take a long time, but is definitely
something we
would like to do.

Excellent, I got the all clear from RMS for the name Freenix along with the
moving to freenix.net. While you make the switch, I'll take one last pass
just to make sure there are no other issues, which I don't expect to find,
and then we can talk about coordinating the announcement. Thanks again for
being understanding; I'm trying to make this process better and you working
together with me on it is very helpful.
--
Sincerely,
Donald R. Robertson, III, J.D.
Licensing & Compliance Manager
Free Software Foundation
51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor
Boston, MA 02110, USA
Phone [phone]
Fax [phone] ex. 56

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[1] https://freenix.net/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start
[2] https://freenix.net/forum/
[3] mailto:***@melikamp.com

[Ivan Zaigralin]

Bah, links got mangled somehow.

Our wiki, which is the main source of documentation:
https://freenix.net/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start

And our forum: https://freenix.net/forum/

[bill-auger]

Post by Ivan Zaigralin
It makes zero sense to duplicate the documentation

if the distro is technically identical to slackware then why would an entire wiki be required to document it? - one would expect that the documentation that is relevenat only to freenix but is not relevenat to slackware would be minimal (perhaps a single mission statement page of the main site) - so why not just refer users to the slackware documentation for everything?

if there is any conflict with the FSDG in this, i dont think it is the confusion of affiliation, but the directing of users to a website that hosts non-free software

a counter-point could be made that it is better to provide documentation as complete as possible on the distro's own infrastructure to avoid referring users to the slackware site for any reason