BLAG Linux and GNU: Difference between revisions

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| developer = Brixton Linux Action Group

| family = [[Unix-like]], [[Linux-libre]], [[free software]]

| working_state = CurrentDiscontinued<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://www.blagblagblaggnu.org/developersdistros/indexfree-distros.html |title=developFree blagGNU/Linux distributions|publisher=Blagblagblaggnu.org |date= |accessdate=20142018-0511-2405}}</ref>

| released = {{Start date and age|2002}}

| package_manager = [[dnf (Fedora)|dnf]]

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'''BLAG Linux and GNU''' iswas a [[Linux distribution]] made by the Brixton Linux Action Group.<ref>{{cite web

|url = http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3934056941.html

|title = Fedora-based single-CD distro goes gold

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BLAG iswas a single-CD distro with applications desktop users "expect" from a desktop including multimedia, graphics, desktop internet applications and more. BLAG also includesincluded a collection of server packages. BLAG iswas based on [[Fedora (Linux distribution)|Fedora]] plus updates, adds apps from Dag, Dries, Freshrpms, NewRPMS, and includes custom packages.<ref>{{cite web

|url=http://blue-gnu.biz/content/interview_jeff_moe_blag_linux_libre_and_more

|title=Interview with Jeff Moe: BLAG, linux-libre and More

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BLAG iswas one of the few operating systems listed as a completely free software distribution by the [[Free Software Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web

|url = https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html

|title = Free GNU/Linux distributions

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==History==

The first public release of BLAG was 22 October 2002. The latest stable release, BLAG 140k, iswas based on Fedora 14, and was released on 4 May 2011. In October 2014 Blag 200000 was released in alpha form.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=08668|title=Development Release: BLAG Linux And GNU 200000 Alpha (DistroWatch.com News)|author=DistroWatch|work=distrowatch.com|accessdate=8 May 2016}}</ref>

As of May 2016 [[Distrowatch]] still listed BLAG as "active", although the developer roadmap was a blank page.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=blag|title=DistroWatch.com: BLAG Linux And GNU|author=DistroWatch|work=distrowatch.com|accessdate=8 May 2016}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url = http://wiki.blagblagblag.org/Roadmap|title = BLAG Roadmap|accessdate = 8 May 2016|author = BLAG|date = }}</ref> Planning for BLAG 240000 had commenced in January 2016 but it was never released.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forums.blagblagblag.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5704|title=BLAG|work=blagblagblag.org|accessdate=8 May 2016}}</ref>

The script used in BLAG for cleaning the kernel from non-free blobs shipped in it by default was used as a base for the [[Linux-libre]] set of scripts.<ref>{{cite web