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Welcome to DISTRO_NAME version PUPPYVERSION, released PUPPYDATE
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Hi, I am Barry Kauler, the original developer of the cutDISTRONAME Operating System.

You are going to be amazed at the quantity and quality of applications in such a tiny Linux 'distro', as well as blown away by the speed and stunned by the ease-of-use.

My aim is for cutDISTRONAME to become a no-brainer to use (ie, no need to read the manual!). Just turn on the PC, and off you go... we're not there yet, as some configuration files may have to be edited, plus various apps have to be "tweaked". Maybe some of your PC hardware doesn't work -- in that case, first browse through the online documentation, then search the Puppy Discussion Forum -- as a last resort, post a question.

I would like to very briefly acknowledge all the guys whose programs I have used in cutDISTRONAME. Truly, I am standing on the shoulders of many others to reach this new pinnacle that is the achievement of cutDISTRONAME. I have acknowledged people throughout the documentation and on the web, and my profuse gratitude goes out to all you guys who code just because you love doing it. I would also like to send out a special thank-you for the help received from the guys on the Puppy Discussion Forum.

cutDISTRONAME help

All cutDISTRONAME's local documentation is in HTML or plain text format and located in /usr/share/doc. This page is the master index.

cutDISTRONAME-specific help

Applications documentation

The pulldown menu provides easy access to online documentation of all utilities and applications in cutDISTRONAME. Select and go!...


Note that although cutDISTRONAME has Busybox, which is a very small toolkit of utility applications, in some cases they do not have the required functionality and are replaced by the full versions. These replacements include: modprobe, cat, cp, gzip, gunzip, losetup, ls, mkdir, mv, rm, sed, sort, tar, wget, date, find, grep, fgrep and egrep.

Note that cutDISTRONAME applications are open source and under various GPL licences, however there are a few exceptions.

Planmaker Free Edition (spreadsheet editor) and Textmaker Free Edition (wordprocessor) are PET packages. The licence document is included in the packages. We need to be able to open and edit Excel-format spreadsheets, which Planmaker does admirably, and the Free Edition is just that, free, no embedded adverts, no usage restrictions (except for a limited maximum size that can be edited). I would like to do the right thing by the developer, Softmaker Software, though, and recommend that you consider the full edition if Planmaker is to be used for serious commercial purposes.

Some releases of cutDISTRONAME have the Opera web browser, which is closed source but free.


Some releases of cutDISTRONAME include the Macromedia Flash plugin for the web browser. This is closed source but free. The distribution licence requires that I include the logo and a link to the Macromedia site.

Legal notice:
I, Barry Kauler, established the 'Puppy Linux Project' in January 2003, first website and product release 18-June-2003, and I have trademark claim to the name and typed drawing of 'Puppy Linux', 'PuppyOS' and 'Puppy' as it relates to "computer operating system software to facilitate computer use and operation", under Federal and International Common Law and Trademark Laws as appropriate.
Programs in Puppy are open source (except where noted above), and licences of individual products are duly acknowledged. The name "Puppy Linux", also known as "Puppy" and "PuppyOS", and all artistic creations thereof, are copyright (c) 2003,2004,2005,2006,2007 Barry Kauler -- further details in the online FAQ.
I, Barry Kauler, established the 'Quirky Linux Project' in December 2009, and I have trademark claim to the name and typed drawing of 'Quirky Linux' and 'Quirky' as it relates to "computer operating system software to facilitate computer use and operation", under Federal and International Common Law and Trademark Laws as appropriate.
Programs in Quirky are open source (except where noted above), and licences of individual products are duly acknowledged. The name "Quirky Linux", also known as "Quirky", and all artistic creations thereof, including logo, are copyright (c) 2009 Barry Kauler.

Disclaimer:
Very simple, use entirely at your own risk. Barry Kauler, and the other
cutDISTRONAME developers, accept no liability or responsibility whatsoever, and you use cutDISTRONAME with this understanding.