Top 10 Discontinued GNU/Linux Distro Projects – Part 3
Continuing with our series of articles on «Top Discontinued GNU/Linux Distro Projects», that is, on free and open operating systems based on Linux, BSD or other similar ones, which are already available inactive, obsolete, deleted or literally dead, today we will continue with a part 3 or third part, which will also be the penultimate of it.
And as we have already been able to intuit based on the 2 previous publications, without a doubt, we have almost as many active GNU/Linux Distributions as inactive ones. Many of which, at the time, were solid and complete Linux projects from Distros for many years, while others only reached the categories of small, innovative and interesting Respines of a few years and even months. So, without further ado, here I leave you with this new «Top 10 Discontinued GNU/Linux Distro Projects – Part 3».
Top 10 Discontinued GNU/Linux Distro Projects – Part 2
But, before starting reading this publication about the new «Top 10 Discontinued GNU/Linux Distros Projects – Part 3», we recommend the previous related post for later reading:
A project related to the world of SL/CA and GNU/Linux can be extinguished or stopped for many reasons. Among which we can mention the lack of time or interest to continue developing it on the part of its creator, or the lack of financial, technical or documentary support on the part of the community, and even the presence of a toxic or toxic project leader. a toxic user community, among many others. Furthermore, this not only usually happens at the level of Distros, Applications and Systems, but also at the level of Linux projects of Podcasts, Blogs, and Vlogs.
Top 10 Discontinued Distros: Failed Linux Projects - Part 3
First 5 of the Top 10 Distros discontinued
mandriva linux
This independent distribution of French origin, launched in 1998 under the name Mandrake Linux, and whose last stable version was Mandriva Linux 2011, although it may seem incredible, it still maintains its Official website asset. It was known for having the goal of making GNU/Linux an easier operating system to use for everyone, thanks to the good implementations of its graphical interfaces and its excellent included apps. However, it was also a powerful and stable operating system, which still required solid technical knowledge and extensive use of the terminal to realize its full potential.
MauiLinux
This Distribution based on Debian and KDE Neon of German origin was created in August 2016 as a continuation of the Kubuntu-based "desktop" edition of Netrunner. But, later, it changed its base to KDE Neon which is a more cutting-edge project with frequent updates and a semi-continuous release model. However, after releasing its first stable version, Maui Linux 17.6 in 2017, its development stopped and it was completely abandoned until today. And he still keeps his active Official website.
MEPIS Linux
This Distribution based on Debian of North American origin and launched in 2003, was intended to serve both personal and business use. And in its beginnings it stood out for the inclusion of cutting-edge (innovative) features such as: The use of a live CD, installation and recovery, automatic configuration of the equipment when installed, resizing of NTFS partitions, power management ACPI, support for various WiFi controllers, and many more. Its last version released was Mepis Linux 11.9.90 in 2013, and although, its Official website It still works, it does it as a blog.
MINIX
Incredibly, this predecessor of Linux is a UNIX-like computer operating system based on a microkernel architecture. Which stopped its development in 2014 under a stable version 3.3.0, and was characterized by its extremely small size. Therefore, it can be used as an educational tool and even in embedded systems and low-power laptops. Lastly, the Official website of this development under BSD license is still active.
Navyn OS
It was a Gentoo-based Distribution of Polish origin for i686 architectures only. It came on a live CD that could be booted from a CD-ROM drive, and installed on the hard drive if desired. It offered as a standout feature a set of applications with very low resource requirements running under a Fluxbox desktop. Its existence was really short, since it began with version 2004.06 and ended with version 2005.01, in less than a year. Lastly, their official website is no longer online.
Last 5 of the Top 10 Discontinued Distros
NeoShine Linux
It was a Red Hat-based distribution of Chinese origin developed by Chinasoft Network Technology Company. His Official website still valid, it is aimed at the Kylin OS Distro, also of Chinese origin. It had an 8-year development period that culminated with the release of a development version called NeoShine Linux 5.0-b21.
Nexenta OS
It was an innovative free and open source operating system, since it combined the OpenSolaris Kernel with the GNU application user space. Therefore, it could run on 32/64-bit Intel/AMD hardware via an installable CD and could use software components based on source code downloaded from the Debian/GNU Linux and Ubuntu Linux repositories. Without an active official website, it accumulated a development of almost 2 years that culminated with the release of version 3.0.1.
Onebase Linux (OL)
It was an independent Distribution of Indian origin created in 2003 seeking to offer a powerful, transparent and free OS. To do this, it used a very versatile proprietary technology called Onebase Linux Management (OLM), which was used to install and manage software. Without an active official website, it accumulated a development of almost 2 years that culminated with the launch of version 2005×1.
otakux
It was a Debian/Ubuntu-based Distribution of Malaysian origin created in 2011, which, as its name indicates, was designed for "otakus", that is, for those people and users with an obsessive interest in anime, manga (comic with Japanese format) and video games. Its official website is not active as a website, but it is as online and updated repositories with Ubuntu packages.
Oz Unity
It was a Debian/Ubuntu-based Distribution of Australian origin created in 2012, which had a development time of 3 years, which ended with the release of version 14.04.1 Starsaphire. It was characterized by offering an OS ideal for new Linux users and included all the features of Ubuntu with improved handling along with additional programs that do not exist in Ubuntu.
Summary
In short, this «Top 10 Discontinued GNU/Linux Distro Projects – Part 3» proves once again that, just as new Distros and Respines projects emerge every day, others stop their development for a long or short time, while others are abandoned or eliminated completely. Regardless of whether they are or not, free and open projects, free or not, with a small or large team or community of users. However, let's hope that many of the current Linux projects Distros, Apps, Systems, Communities, Blogs, Vlogs and Podcasts continue to exist for a long time to come, improving and providing the best of themselves for everyone.
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