Posted by Bob Jonkman on 4th May 2013
There’s no end to geeky computer operating system release parties, it seems.

Debian Wheezy Logo
Debian Wheezy is being released on the weekend of 4-5 May 2013, and
KWLUG will be holding a party after the
regular meeting:
What: Kitchener-Waterloo Debian Wheezy Release Party
When: Monday, 6 May 2013 at 9:00pm (after the regular meeting from 7:00pm to 9:00pm) iCal 4
Where: St. John’s Kitchen, 97 Victora Street North, Kitchener, Ontario Map 4
Bring: Party snack or beverage
Info: Follow the mailing list discussion (April, May)
Online: IRC channel #kwlug on Freenode Web Chat

Ubuntu Canada Circle Logo
In Guelph the
Diyode makerspace is the venue for another Ubuntu 13.04 release party:
What: Guelph Raring Ringtail Release Party
When: Friday, 10 May 2013 7:00pm to 10:00pm iCal 3
Where: Diyode Community Workshop, Unit B, 71 Wyndham St. S, Guelph, Ontario Map 3
Online: #ubuntu-ca on Freenode Web Chat
Registration: Guelph Raring Ringtail Release Party on Ubuntu Canada LoCo Events
Tags: debian, Diyode, geek, guelph, Kitchener, KWLUG, operating system, party, Raring Ringtail, Release Party, St. John's Kitchen, Ubuntu, wheezy
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Posted by Bob Jonkman on 13th June 2011
This is a list of lightweight GNU/Linux (or other free/libre OS) distributions.
I’m specifically looking for a free/libre operating system that will run a Graphical User Interface on a 10-year-old laptop, 700 MHz Intel CPU, 256 MiBytes RAM (but 128 MiBytes would be better), an 8 GiByte hard drive and an 800×600 screen.
If you know of any other lightweight distributions please leave a comment. Also please leave a comment if you can help fill out the chart – the distributions’ documentation is pretty inadequate when it comes to listing minimium system requirements.
I expect this post to be a continuous work-in-progress.
–Bob.
Added 14 June 2011: Thanx for the suggestions from @dwa, @headphonica, @darkestkhan, @flying_squirrel and @circuidipity, all added above.
Added 17 June 2011: @schestowitz points me to a Linux Devices article on Tiny Core Linux.
Added 28 July 2011: @chaslinux reminded me of The Working Centre’s distribution, WCLP.
Added 4 August 2011:Just saw antiX mentioned on Identi.ca.
Added 12 October 2013: @tekk writes: @bobjonkman If driver support isn’t an issue, maybe look at http://dragora.org . I’d also put slackware on the list for that, maybe freebsd as well?
Added 23 November 2013: Bodhi Linux
Tags: antix, arch linux, bodhi, Bodhi Linux, CPU, crunchbang, debian, desktop environment, distribution, dragora, Enlightenment, fluxbox, free/libre, GNU/Linux, hard disk, lightweight, linux mint, lubuntu, lxde, Mandriva, mepis, minimum system requirements, openbox, puppy linux, RAM, The Working Centre, Tiny Core Linux, TinyX, Trisquel, video, WCLP, windows manager, x11, xfce, xmonad, xubuntu
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