Musix GNU+Linux is a discontinued
live CD and DVD Linux distribution
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for the
IA-32
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processor family based on
Debian
Debian () is a free and open-source software, free and open source Linux distribution, developed by the Debian Project, which was established by Ian Murdock in August 1993. Debian is one of the oldest operating systems based on the Linux kerne ...
. It contained a collection of software for
audio production,
graphic design
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,
video editing
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and general-purpose applications.
Musix GNU+Linux was one of the few Linux distributions recognized by the
Free Software Foundation
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as being composed completely of free software.
The main language used in development discussion and documentation was
Spanish.
Software
Musix 2.0
Musix 2.0 was developed using the live-helper scripts from the Debian-Live project. The first Alpha version of Musix 2.0 was released on 25 March 2009 including two
realtime-patched
Linux-Libre
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kernels.
On 17 May 2009 the first beta version of Musix 2.0 was released.
first Beta version of Musix 2.0
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See also
* Comparison of Linux distributions
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* dyne:bolic – another free distribution for multimedia enthusiasts
* GNU/Linux naming controversy
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Proponents of the term ''Linux'' argue that it is far mor ...
* List of Linux distributions based on Debian
References
External links
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