OSE Linux - 2.0 version from 2020
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What is It?
OSE Linux is a freely downloadable operating system that contains all software that is used regularly at OSE. This addresses the tens of hours that it would otherwise take to download and configure all the software and libraries in common use by OSE. Instead, a single install, taking one half hour of dedicated user time, is sufficient to download the entire operating system.
Testing
Software List
Other software:
LinuxCNC implementation of CNC torch table, GRBL, DXF to GCode, QUCS. KDEnlive, Natron, Audacity, RecordMyDesktop, Screenshot. VLC Player. Chromium. ParaView, OpenFOAM, Calculix, Code_Aster. Top picks from CAM - http://bit.ly/1NdhZfL.
OSE Linux Assists in Providing Technical Support
Technical support is a service of huge importance to the OSE community. As a Distributive Enterprise, OSE is interested in self-maintaining technical support base that can scale to millions of users.
To achieve this, part of our strategy is to utilize OSE Linux as an essential aspect of OSE's technical support. This is a managed distribution that works out all software-related issues for the OSE community - by providing a Linux distribution that just works.
Software-related issues stand in the way of seamless, distributed, open source collaboration. Overall, OSE Linux saves the OSE developer/user community thousands to millions of hours of total time that would otherwise be spent with people downloading software and making it work. To address this issue, OSE is proposing that any OSE user or developer obtains a copy of OSE Linux. This allows for a completely uniform way to eliminate all software related issues: improper installs, drivers, libraries, package conflicts, bad settings, security issues, software crashes, updates, and any other software issues. This is done by installing and using an entire OSE operating system, with all software prepared. The goal is to produce a stable and widely accessible system that can be run from a USB or that can be installed as a Multi-Boot System. The release schedule for updates will be quarterly.
Requirements
- Follows Best Practices for creating a Linux distribution
- Download statistics are tracked - number vs. Time, and are displayed via a wiki script
- Single configuration with all of OSE-critical software
- Contains libraries - such as tractor design in FreeCAD, etc.
- Has a Team Charter for long term support
- Clear hosting strategy and admin
- Donation option with hosting transparency page of cost and uptime, and user statistics
- Download requires an email for future communications
- Clear OSE Social Contract - contract with the OSS/H community to keep this distribution open source for ever
- Clear contributor agreement
- Clear repositories for design - distributed and pulled into the OSE distribution as current working design libraries.