User:Andrew-King/sandbox

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 * Drafts test area
 * Rolling release test area
 * List of rolling release software distributions test area
 * Table of rolling release software distributions test area
 * Comparison of rolling release software distributions test area

Rolling distributions: Examples
The following Linux, BSD and Hurd distributions are all examples of rolling releases. Distributions marked with a ® are full-rolling, whilst those marked with a ℗ are part-rolling, those marked with a © are cyclic-rolling and those marked with a ◎ are opt-rolling. Software distributions derived from another distribution (called the parent distribution) are called child distributions.

Those marked with a ⋌, although still related to (shared ancestry), are now only derived from (forked codebase) and no-longer based on (shared codebase) their parent distribution, making them independent distributions. Software forking in software development breaks cross-compatibility of software packages between related software distributions in an analogous manner to speciation in biological evolution preventing cross-breeding between species.

See GNU/Linux Distribution Timeline at Wikimedia for a Linux distribution evolutionary tree.

See GNU/Linux Distribution Timelines for the original source material at Futurist.se.

Other than Arch Hurd (which uses the GNU Hurd kernel) and the Gentoo/*BSD distributions (which use the BSD kernels), the rest are all Linux distributions (which use the Linux kernel). The following list of rolling distributions is grouped into families of related distributions.

List of rolling release software distributions

 * Arch-related: Arch Linux⚒▮, ArchBang⚡, Chakra GNU/Linux⋌℗☉⚡, Parabola GNU/Linux⚒▮, CTKArch⚡, KahelOS & Arch Hurd
 * Debian-based: aptosid ⚡ (Debian-unstable base), LMDE ⚡© (Debian-testing base), antiX ⚡© (Debian-testing & MEPIS base), Epidemic Linux⚡ & Vanillux⚡
 * Fedora-based: Fuduntu
 * Gentoo-based: Gentoo Linux ⚒, Gentoo/FreeBSD⚒, Gentoo/NetBSD⚒, Gentoo/OpenBSD⚒, Gentoo/DragonflyBSD⚒, Funtoo⚒, Calculate Linux ⚙⚡, Toorox Linux℗⚙⚡, Sabayon Linux ⚡, UTUTO?, Google Chrome OS☁ (and its development base Chromium OS ☁δ)
 * LFS/BLFS-based: LFS✎⚒◎⚙▮, BLFS✎⚒◎⚙▮, NuTyX ⊤
 * Mandriva-related: Unity Linux, PCLinuxOS⋌℗☉⚡
 * rPath-based: Foresight Linux ⚡
 * Sorcerer-related: Sorcerer Linux ⚒⚙▮, Source Mage⋌⚒⚙▮ & Lunar Linux⋌⚒⚙▮
 * SUSE-based: openSUSE ◎⚡
 * Other (Independent): YOPER®➉⚡❐

Key: † = Discontinued; ⋌ = Forked (from parent distro); © = Cyclically rolling; ◎ = Optionally rolling; ℗ = Partially rolling; ☉ = Non-rolling core; ◌ = Non-rolling wrapper; ℹ = More information; ? = Exits only as self-construction instructions; ⊤ = Translation; ⚙ = Compiled software; ▮ = Command-line interface orientated; ☁ = Cloud software orientated; ⚒ = Self-construction; ❐ = Out of the box; ⚡ = Live distro; δ = Development branch; ∂ = Partially derived (from parent distro); ▂ = Minimal base only --

Desktops: G = GNOME; K = KDE; X = Xfce; L = LXDE; O = Openbox; F = Fluxbox; E = Enlightenment; ▮ = Command-line interface — (bold = default desktop).

&#34; = Distro's website; ᴡ = Distro website wiki; ℹ = Distro guide; № = Distrowatch ranking (2011). ʬᴡ Minimal install $ = Commercial software; α = Alpha software; β = Beta software; ; ♥ = Popular (DistroWatch ranking ≥ 100).

Note: Although this list aims to be as comprehensive as possible, it almost certainly is not due to the huge number (literally hundreds) of software distributions (especially Linux distributions). - <!-- $➉ = Binary-based; ❐ δ α β ⚡ ▮ ☁ ⋌ documentation ♿ 100% Free software:? ✎ &#58; &#191; ⊙⊚®©℗◌♼♽♾⚪♯⦾⊚⦿⍜T⊤¡αβ✇✐✎✏✑✒✍✪⍟☢✇⎈⎊❦⟰⟳⟪⟫⌶⎙◫□□ᛋ๐๏$ ♾ = continuously rolling ⟳⦿⦾ ⌂⌤⌨⌛⌚⎎⌻⌼⍰⍐⍺♡♲♺♻♼♽♾⚒⚕⚙⚡⌁ᛋ⚪⚰⛢♰★☆☁›¤⚙ ➠ = Dormant (pause symbol or zzzs) ▊ ▮ ▯ = CLI-based ▂ = Base only ☮ = Free software ❚ &#59; &#84; &#84; ♿ = Crippleware ᚜ = distro split; ᚛ = distro merge ® ℗ © ◎.

zz z = Dormant

&#113; = Non-rolling wrapper

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&#194; =network &#49; &#48;  &#105;  &#56; &#59; &#55; &#52;  &#58; &#211; =? &#208; =open padlock

&#101; &#38; = Exists only as documentation &#211; = Out of the box &#255; = Free software &#33; = pencil &#59; = Dormant &#84; = Dormant &#77; = Dormant &#62; &#101;  &#172;  &#171;  &#208; -->

Debian related rolling release software distributions
∗ Note: Linux Mint uses an Ubuntu Linux base for standard releases and a Debian Linux base for rolling releases.

Other rolling release software distributions
Key for abbreviations, acronyms legends & symbols used in the tables

Software development model (Model)
Full = Fully rolling; Cyclic = Cyclically rolling; Opt = Optionally rolling; Part = Partially rolling; ¬core = Non-rolling core; ¬wrap = Non-rolling wrapper; ⋌ = Software fork.

Package management system (PMS)

 * Note: In the tables above, bold signifies default package manager & install method.

PMS = Package management system; PM = Package manager; SP = Software package binary file file format; BA = Build automation install script.

User Interface (UI)

 * Note: In the tables above, Bold signifies default UI(s). Multiple UIs contained within a single wavy parenthesis {} implies that the the contained UIs are available on a single (opposed to separate) installation medium. Bold parenthesis {} implies default install medium UI options.

Desktop environments (DEs)

 * K = KDE, G = GNOME,  X = Xfce,  L = LXDE

KDE versions & forks

 * K4 = KDE4, K4M = KDEmod, K3 = KDE3,  K3T = Trinity.

GNOME versions & forks

 * G3 = GNOME3, G3U = GNOME3+Unity, G3u = GNOME3+Unity2D,  G2 = GNOME2,  G2M = MATE.

Desktop shells (DSs)

 * E = Enlightenment Shell, U = Unity Shell, GS = GNOME Shell.

Window managers (WMs)

 * C = Compiz, CE = Ecomorph,  m = Metisse,  M3 = Mutter, M2 = Metacity, KW = KWin, ? = Illume E = Enlightenment,  BB = Blackbox,  BF = Fluxbox,  BO = Openbox, BM = Matchbox,  A = AfterStep,  I = IceWM,  W = Wmaker.

Compiz versions & forks

 * C = Compiz, CF = Compiz Fusion, CU = Unity, CE = Ecomorph, CB = Beryl[RIP].

Unity versions & forks

 * U = Unity, u = Unity2D.

*Box versions & forks

 * BB = Blackbox, BF = Fluxbox,  BO = Openbox, BM = Matchbox.

Enlightenment versions & forks

 * E17 = Enlightenment17, E17E = Enlightenment17+Ecomorph,  E16 = Enlightenment16.

Command-line interfaces (CLIs)

 * ❚S = Bourne shell (sh),  ❚B = Bourne-again shell (bash).

Information (Info)
† = Discontinued; &#59; = Dormant; ∂ = Partially derived (from parent distro); ⋌ = Forked (from parent distro); ℹ = Distro exits only as self-build instruction manual & information; ▂ = Minimal base install;

Distro related
⚡ = Live distro; ❐ = Out of the box distro; ☠ = Barebone distro (minimal base system only); ⚒ = Homebuilt/DIY distro (built from scratch); cup = Homebrew distro (cook your own flavor)?; ✂ = Cutting edge distro; (or droplet?) ⚔ = Bleeding edge distro; &#241; = K.I.S.S. distro; ♪ = Media distro

Software related
⚙ = Compiled software (software's compiled from source code); ☁ = Cloud software; ♮ = Vanilla software; $ = Commercial software; © = Proprietary software; &#156; = CSS. &#150; = OSS; = FOSS &#151; = Free software; ☑ = FSF-endorsed software; ? = Community developed software; ? = Corporate sponsored software;

Computer related
☺ = suitable for newbies / user-friendly; ? = suitable for desktops; ? = suitable for netbooks; ? = suitable for old computers; ? = suitable for servers;

Website (Site)
&#34; = Software project Website; 𝓦 = Software project Wiki; ⬇ = Distro download webpage &#38; = Software documentation; ⊤ = Translation of webpage.

DistroWatch Ranking (Rank)
№ = DistroWatch Ranking (averaged over the last 12 months); = Total page-hit count over the last 12 months; ↑ = Page-hit count risen; - = Page-hit count unchanged; ↓ = Page-hit count fallen; * = combined rank of rolling & non-rolling editions.

Others / Miscellaneous
? ? ? = entry data yet to be entered; – = no known entry data.

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