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What are the more obscure independent linux distros? (piefed.zip)
submitted 6 days ago by Sunshine@piefed.zip to c/linux@programming.dev
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We all know about Debian, Fedora and Arch but what about the lesser known ones that are built from the ground up?

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 23 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I've got a really obscure one.

Anyone here heard about FLI4L? Floppy ISDN for Linux? Built from the ground up to be usable on your really old PC as a router. Originally it fit on a single floppy disc and was able to turn a 386 into a modem or ISDN router. Later they added the ability to route between LANs and DSL.

By now the requirements have been raised to super beefy 586 PCs. It probably doesn't fit on a floppy disc anymore.

[–] Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootable_business_card and LNX-BBC or the more recent damn small Linux

[–] ceiphas@feddit.org 6 points 6 days ago

My first contact with Linux i still love it...

[–] calliope@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

This reminds me of Coyote Linux, a firewall distribution that I also used to run on a 386 from a floppy disk!