Musix GNU+Linux explained

Musix GNU+Linux
Developers:	Marcos Guglielmetti, Gilberto Borges and collaborators
Family:	Linux (Unix-like)
Latest Release Version:	3.0.1
License:	Exclusively free licenses per GNU Free System Distribution Guidelines (GNU FSDG)^[1]
Source Model:	Free Software
Working State:	Discontinued
Kernel Type:	Monolithic (Linux-libre)
Userland:	GNU
Ui:	IceWM (previously KDE)
Supported Platforms:	IA-32

Musix GNU+Linux is a discontinued live CD and DVD Linux distribution for the IA-32 processor family based on Debian. It contained a collection of software for audio production, graphic design, video editing and general-purpose applications.

Musix GNU+Linux was one of the few Linux distributions recognized by the Free Software Foundation as being composed completely of free software.^[2]

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^[3] was released on 25 March 2009 including two realtime-patched Linux-Libre kernels.

On 17 May 2009 the first beta version of Musix 2.0 was released.^[4]

See also

• Comparison of Linux distributions
• – another free distribution for multimedia enthusiasts
• GNU/Linux naming controversy
• List of Linux distributions based on Debian

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of Free GNU/Linux Distributions - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation.
2. https://www.gnu.org/links/links.html#FreeGNULinuxDistributions Links to Other Free Software Sites - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
3. http://distrowatch.com/5394 first Alpha version of Musix 2.0
4. http://distrowatch.com/5483 first Beta version of Musix 2.0