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===== What is Hyperbola? ===== | ===== What is Hyperbola? ===== | ||
- | **Hyperbola** is a **[[https:// | + | **Hyperbola** is a **[[https:// |
Development is focused on a balance of simplicity, elegance, code-correctness and bleeding edge Free Software. | Development is focused on a balance of simplicity, elegance, code-correctness and bleeding edge Free Software. | ||
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Its lightweight and simple design makes it easy to extend and mold into whatever kind of system you're building. | Its lightweight and simple design makes it easy to extend and mold into whatever kind of system you're building. | ||
- | You can find us on **[[irc:// | + | You can find us on **[[irc:// |
<note warning> | <note warning> | ||
+ | Hyperbola has neither the intention to be just another system claiming something nor being the so-called ultimate answer. In a time with missing clear principles and values Hyperbola is nevertheless here for stating that free, libre software is for all beings to bring progress, privacy, security, freedom of democratic rights and up towards our essential point of technical emancipation, | ||
==== When Hyperbola first started? ==== | ==== When Hyperbola first started? ==== | ||
- | The idea of Hyperbola was born in FISL17 (Porto Alegre, Brazil) when people encouraged [[https:// | + | The idea of Hyperbola was born in FISL17 (Porto Alegre, Brazil) when people encouraged [[https:// |
Official development of Hyperbola began by our [[https:// | Official development of Hyperbola began by our [[https:// | ||
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[[https:// | [[https:// | ||
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- | We will make an announcement in the main page when it is ready. | ||
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==== If Hyperbola is a fully free distribution, | ==== If Hyperbola is a fully free distribution, | ||
- | Yes, it is our main goal. Hyperbola is [[https:// | + | Yes, it is our main goal. Hyperbola is the first Brazilian distribution |
- | ==== What is LTS (Long Term Support)? ==== | + | ==== What is Long Term Support |
**L**ong **T**erm **S**upport (LTS) is a type of special versions or editions of software designed to be supported for a longer than normal period. | **L**ong **T**erm **S**upport (LTS) is a type of special versions or editions of software designed to be supported for a longer than normal period. | ||
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Unlike distributions such as Arch which are rolling release models, our goal is extend the period of software maintenance; | Unlike distributions such as Arch which are rolling release models, our goal is extend the period of software maintenance; | ||
- | See our [[en:main:releases|Releases]] page for further details. | + | See our [[en:project:releases|releases]] page for further details. |
==== How Hyperbola stability works? ==== | ==== How Hyperbola stability works? ==== | ||
- | The job of Hyperbola, independently of Freedom is, and always is, to develop a Stable version of Arch. Hyperbola releases several versions prior to releasing the stable branch. The other releases are means to that end. You may find these other releases perfectly usable for whatever use you have for them. | + | The job of Hyperbola, independently of Freedom is, and always is, to develop a stable, minimalistic and privacy-oriented operating-system. Hyperbola releases several versions prior to releasing the stable branch. The other releases are means to that end. You may find these other releases perfectly usable for whatever use you have for them. |
Understand, however, that Testing is testing; things are expected to break from time to time. Testing is just what it says it is; it is for testing whether it works reliably prior to its release as a future Stable. You may well find Testing reliable enough, and in fact others have remarked that Hyperbola Testing is more reliable than some other distributions' | Understand, however, that Testing is testing; things are expected to break from time to time. Testing is just what it says it is; it is for testing whether it works reliably prior to its release as a future Stable. You may well find Testing reliable enough, and in fact others have remarked that Hyperbola Testing is more reliable than some other distributions' | ||
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YMMV. Caveat emptor. You get what you pay for. As the saying goes, "If it breaks, you get to keep both pieces" | YMMV. Caveat emptor. You get what you pay for. As the saying goes, "If it breaks, you get to keep both pieces" | ||
- | See our [[en:main: | + | See our [[en:manual: |
==== What privacy is found in Hyperbola? ==== | ==== What privacy is found in Hyperbola? ==== | ||
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==== Is Hyperbola based on other distributions? | ==== Is Hyperbola based on other distributions? | ||
- | No, Hyperbola is a fully free long-term support distribution based on Arch snapshots | + | No, Hyperbola is just using the package-management from **Arch GNU/ |
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- | We support the [[https:// | + | |
+ | We support the [[https:// | ||
+ | **The system is completely independent!** | ||
===== General documentation ===== | ===== General documentation ===== | ||
- | The [[en:guide:Installation|Installation Guide]] will walk you through the process of downloading an ISO from our [[en:main:Repositories]] and installing Hyperbola GNU/ | + | The [[en:manual:reference_installation|Installation Guide]] will walk you through the process of downloading an ISO from our [[en:project:repositories]] and installing Hyperbola GNU/ |
- | If you are running Arch GNU/Linux or Parabola GNU/ | + | Be sure to take a look at the [[en:project:social_contract|Hyperbola Social Contract]], it guides us in all we do. |
- | Be sure to take a look at the [[en: | + | ===== FAQ ===== |
- | ===== FAQ (Frequently | + | Our [[en: |
- | Our [[en: | + | ===== IRC Channels ===== |
- | For explanation on technical details of the system look at [[https:// | + | |
- | ===== IRC Channels/ | + | The official Hyperbola channel is **# |
- | The official Hyperbola channel is **# | ||
===== Acknowledgement ===== | ===== Acknowledgement ===== | ||
- | Some parts of this wiki article are based on the **[[https:// | + | Some parts of this wiki article are based on the **[[https:// |