Steady on, Jack! Woof is a build system like Unleashed. It isn't a "Puppy version(sic)" in its own right.tronkel wrote:If Woof turns out to be successful, I reckon it could obsolete all previous Puppy versions.
As I understand it you can build a standard Dingo-style Puppy using Woof and the packages from Pet_Packages-4, just like you can with Unleashed. Where the extra value arises is you can also choose to quickly add Debian, Slackware, Ubuntu or Arch compatibility for access to the vast repositories of those distributions.
Certainly that will make Puppy the "next big thing" on Distrowatch, but we have to find a way to ensure that what gets built enhances Puppy's reputation when it's released. The easier we make it for people to clone Puppy, the harder it is to ensure the integrity of the genre IMHO.
Bottom line: Woof isn't Puppy ... it's a way to create Puppy with added flexibility in the flavour of applications supported. That's a fantastic thing for Puppy and the Linux community IMHO, but saying it will "obsolete all previous Puppy versions" is like saying "Here's a box of paints and a canvas ... now you can go out and make Da Vinci obsolete!" It might just happen but the odds are definitely against it! Nevetheless, I admire your enthusiasm and vision