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C-quel In reply to Ane-H [2012-07-07 04:06:33 +0000 UTC]

Yay! Vintage fave!

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C-quel In reply to amerd [2012-01-01 20:35:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! This is still a golden oldie. ^^b

I'm sure you already know or have seen it in the description, but Windows CE-tan is just a few centimeters tall herself... meaning the other two kids are damn-microscopic.

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C-quel In reply to Obliviark3 [2010-05-05 18:33:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks dude! Glad this pic was to your liking, although I imagine these two might be as well:

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And just as a frame of reference, CE-tan is tinkerbell-sized, you figure maybe around 15cm. That means the size of the DSL siblings is pretty mind-blowing.

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C-quel In reply to Lassic [2009-03-16 03:15:32 +0000 UTC]

Fufufu... well I figured it was about time to dispel the monopoly of smallness held by these fairies. There's nothing like seeing the look on a tiny fairy's face when she suddenly assumes the giantess role. ^___^

Thank you, btw. -v-

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Lassic In reply to C-quel [2009-03-16 14:31:57 +0000 UTC]

hehe, a good way of thinking ^^

and, no problem

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C-quel In reply to GenshiHebi [2009-02-03 05:09:16 +0000 UTC]

Now now, don't get too excited.

After all, it could be said that Windows CE, at its base, is smaller than Damn Small Linux (after all, not many portable devices can spare 50MB of space). Along that reasoning, even Windows 95-tan SHOULD be smaller than DSL-kun, given the lighter specs back in 1995 (although that's hardly a fair comparison, since DSL's 50MB also include a working application suite). But 95-tan is not a tiny little thing, but rather a normal-sized OS-tan who, in comparison to the Damn Smalls, would look 800 feet tall.

Then aside from uClinux, there's also Minix, SliTaz, TinyOS, the various x86 DOSes, eCOS, PalmOS, Windows 1.0, AmigaOS, AROS, Unix System I-III, etc, etc, etc... all systems that are not only smaller in file size, but some that use piddly amounts of memory by comparison. ^__^

So there's a lot more that goes into determing an OS-tan's size, include who it is in relation to other systems of its era and market, and how mature its interface and internal components are. Amiga-sama, being way ahead of her time back in 1985, is depicted as being particularly tall (183cm), whereas QDOS-tan, being a shoddy little thing even way back in 1980, is shown as suffering from stunted growth (<100cm).

And above all else, there's always artistic license... in this case, because the characters are called "Damn Small Linux", it was especially important that they be,... well,... DAMN small. ^____^

Same for Damn Small Solaris and Damn Small BSD.... ^.^

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GenshiHebi In reply to C-quel [2009-02-03 06:03:00 +0000 UTC]

ah yes... when 64k of memory was big and you'd never run out of space in a 2GB HD

DSS and DSB exist? o_O

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C-quel In reply to GenshiHebi [2009-02-04 02:08:07 +0000 UTC]

Yepper... ^^

Although I did not realize till now that both projects finally changed their name....

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GenshiHebi In reply to C-quel [2009-02-04 04:36:36 +0000 UTC]

doesn't FreeBSD have 4 install CD's?
This really prevented me from trying it. I don't want to download installers > 1 CD.
That's why I Debian's net install.

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C-quel In reply to GenshiHebi [2009-02-05 02:07:05 +0000 UTC]

Nowadays it's just three. ^__^
I don't recall FreeBSD (actually, PC-BSD is what I used) having an extensive repository system, so I figure they kinda need to cram in as much software into their discs as possible. Still, it's not bad,... they also offer install DVDs too (and net install discs too, not that you mention it). ^.^

And FreeSBIE for sure is on a single LiveCD. And it has a great OS-tan. ^___^

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Then again, I can hardly find the time myself to gush over any BSD systems, so don't feel bad if you can't. ^___^

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GenshiHebi In reply to C-quel [2009-02-05 07:03:48 +0000 UTC]

oooooh... so FreeBSD, and PC-BSD in that matter spanning 3 CD's is also like Debian spanning 20 CD's?


nah... I've been feeling daring lately. Want to try various Linux distro's (and BSD's too! ).
PC-BSD running KDE should look the same as Linux running KDE right?

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C-quel In reply to GenshiHebi [2009-02-05 13:07:26 +0000 UTC]

nah, wouldn't go THAT far. But it's safe to say that Debian and FreeBSD are about the same now in turns of how they distribute their system. Can definitely vouch that it wasn't always like that, though.

If you're feeling daring,.. but still want to avoid wasting plastic (aka, CD-R, DVD-R)... try running FreeSBIE through Virtualbox and see how it looks.

I do recall that PC-BSD + KDE looked identical to any Linux system I used then,... with of course a different startup and devil icons instead of penguin ones. But this was at least 2 years ago, though.... ^^

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GenshiHebi In reply to C-quel [2009-02-05 13:30:37 +0000 UTC]

I can't go to freesbie.org
keeps on timing out.... is it that popular? XD

and I don't think I'm up to running something in Virtualbox with 256mb of RAM though... With the added fact that I am a slave to c-f and AWN.

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C-quel In reply to GenshiHebi [2009-02-06 04:06:25 +0000 UTC]

yeah, don't think anything short of Puppy would run properly in Virtualbox with that amount of RAM.

Bummer about FreeSBIE, though... it was fine a few weeks ago. Must've been a big update recently, I guess. -v-

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GenshiHebi In reply to C-quel [2009-02-06 09:23:32 +0000 UTC]

I'll wait for it to go up again...

what's the diff with RoFreeSBIE? Ro's site is up

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C-quel In reply to GenshiHebi [2009-02-06 13:32:48 +0000 UTC]

RoFreeSBIE is a Romanian variant.... ^^
(although it does have support for English and a couple of other languages).

Plus, judging by the last release, seems like it hasn't been updated in over a year. -v-

Seems like OpenSolaris is the only modern Unix distro to have relatively decent LiveCD support. Doesn't mean the systems are bad I guess,... just that I suppose they are first and foremost meant to be installed rather than just tried.... ^^'

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GenshiHebi In reply to C-quel [2009-02-06 14:07:05 +0000 UTC]

ouch... latest news was dated Nov 2007

and isn't that odd? KDE on a liveCD? no thanks XD. I like minimalistic distros... as my 2.0ghz single core CPU here is being slowed down by 256mb of RAM. Heck, Damn Small takes quite a while to load.

Awww... too bad. I can't download FreeBSD. I'd hog the internet, or cause our electric bill to sky rocket, or both

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C-quel In reply to GenshiHebi [2009-02-07 04:23:41 +0000 UTC]

I'm a big PCLinuxOS user too, plus a fan of Mepis, Pardus, Knoppix, Mandriva, etc. So in terms of overall usage, KDE on LiveCDs is actually the norm for me. ^_____^'

But yeah, it can be top-heavy. Gnome too, but anything based on XFCE, Enlightenment or below certainly gives you way more bang for the buck. ^.^
Although how fast these things ultimately perform depend heavily on the following, in order of importance from top to bottom.... ^^

1) The amount of RAM
2) The speed of the CD/DVD drive, or USB solid state (if mounted on a USB flash drive)
3) Size of CPU cache
4) Speed of CPU itself ^.^

For the last one, I remember using KDE liveCDs on my EeePC 4G and they ran beautifully -- but on the 2G, which had comparable specs except for the cache (32KB instead of the 4G's 512KB) everything ran comparatively crappier. ^.^;

In any event, if it's speed and minimalism that's up alley, I think Slitaz will be quite the treat. ^^

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Or if you want something non-Linux, here's this neat little thing (promising 2-second boots on 8MB of RAM).... ^____^'

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And with a 4MB ISO file, I doubt very much it's gonna hog stuff or launch a rocket. Fufufufu.... ^o^

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GenshiHebi In reply to C-quel [2009-02-07 06:14:23 +0000 UTC]

XD I thought you were going to recommend loselthos XD
it claims to be able to reboot in 2 seconds, only it's for x86_64 pc's.

My Fluxbox debian boots up lightning fast compared to xubuntu...

on a side note, if I optimize the kernel, will it boot even faster?

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C-quel In reply to GenshiHebi [2009-02-09 03:44:08 +0000 UTC]

Depends on the optimizations done. If it's to tweak multimedia capabilities, you'll have a blazing fast media player with the same old boot time.

But for the most part, yeah I'm sure some kernel tweaking will help with boot times -- although there's a lot more that goes into it which thankfully many of the major distributions are taking a look at (which is why the latest Mandriva, Ubuntu, Fedora, etc, boot faster).

Losetheos is too oldish,... I wanted to recommend something hot off the press. I don't even remember if there's an OS-tan for that one, although Bella or Katt-chan brought it up once. ^.^

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GenshiHebi In reply to C-quel [2009-02-09 04:04:14 +0000 UTC]

ever compiled your own? How long does it take? I've heard compiling takes 10 minutes ~ a few days. I just want to slim it down as I don't really need/want some of the generic kernel's features.

oh... loselthos XD I've seen comments on slashdot comparing it to how Linux started, quoting Linus' posts on usenet, commending on it's Public Domain-ness and bashing it's author for making yet another programming language.
And I can't try it... it's not even intended for desktop usage, and I don't have a 64-bit machine.

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C-quel In reply to GenshiHebi [2009-02-09 04:14:27 +0000 UTC]

Oh don't worry, there's lots of fish in the sea (and when you draw OS-tans like I do, trust me you get to know a WHOLE LOTTA FISH). ^__^

KolibriOS and AROS seem far more interesting to me, just to name a few... -v-

Nope, haven't compiled my own kernel yet -- or not sure if ever, since I prefer higher-level programming. Good thing though is that I don't have to, despite what the detractors say..... ^^'

(Detractor: OHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! You have to compile the kernel EEEEEEEEEEVERY time you need a driver!!!!!! And installing software is SUUUUUUUUUUUUUCH a pain!!!!!!!!! Linux isn't ready for PRIIIIIIIIIIIIME TIME!!!!!!!!! And now I'm going to write a stupid blog about it to get extra hits!!!!!!! >v<

Yep, I've met a few myself when I was with a Dev crew. ^.^

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GenshiHebi In reply to C-quel [2009-02-09 05:20:01 +0000 UTC]

so true!
but I didn't notice it when nvidia added a new kernel module the fourth or third time I installed the nvidia driver via the repo's.

I'll try to compile one maybe later... but I think the only thing that would take long is the downloading of the necessary utilities. My Debian net install took 6 hours because of a slow mirror.

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C-quel In reply to GenshiHebi [2009-02-09 05:25:45 +0000 UTC]

FYI, on a semi-related note, here's my latest and greatest mini-homage to Linux.... ^___^

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...just helping to spread the good word. ^.^

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C-quel In reply to C-quel [2009-02-05 02:07:46 +0000 UTC]

Sorry, I meant "now that you mention it". >v<

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C-quel In reply to LinkG07 [2009-01-31 08:07:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much. ^___^

But there is no rush, cause you're work is pretty good as well. ^___^

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C-quel In reply to BellaCielo [2009-01-31 08:17:53 +0000 UTC]

*hugs Bella* ^v^

Yeah, one can never underestimate the power of the Macrophile community. It's at 31 and counting right now. ^-^

Yeah, had C-chan foresaw this kind of reception for this particular drawing, he probably would have joined this place himself. But what's done is done, and well now at least you have yours truly spending "retirement" years doing anything but. ^___^

I have high hopes that the upcoming Amiga Yoko parody will appeal to my fellows who enjoyed this one. But aside from that, this also opens the possibility of reviving....

*drumroll*

...Project z/OS-sama.

Cause,... you know,... it's not like I ever stopped wanting to draw a mainframe OS-tan. ^____^

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C-quel In reply to bendario [2009-01-29 02:16:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks~! And that's one LOLsworthy avatar. ^___^

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bendario In reply to C-quel [2009-02-02 22:11:59 +0000 UTC]

And thank you for the compliment.

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C-quel In reply to SleepyDoodler [2009-01-29 02:15:03 +0000 UTC]

Well, between the maze-like threads and the User Gallery being stuck in a corner of the OSC picture gallery (even worse after the gallery was rebuilt), wouldn't be surprised at all if you missed C-chan's original posting.

If you like it, then I'll take that as reason alone to preserve it in its pristine shape. I do have at least one more OS-tan picture that I need to soft-shade, but that won't be for quite some time.

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C-quel In reply to AmericanHalo [2009-01-28 06:56:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

Yeah, suffice to say, I think the kids are safe around CE-tan.

Now the larger Windows-tans, on the other hand.... ¬¬'

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AmericanHalo In reply to C-quel [2009-01-28 19:02:21 +0000 UTC]

NP! ^.^
Eeep!! I hope CE-tan keeps them safe!!!

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C-quel In reply to chibiBiscuit [2009-01-28 07:05:55 +0000 UTC]

Why thank you very much, O-Chibi-san. ^^

And yeah, I know C-chan almost about as much as I know myself, perhaps even more so. I'm actually part of a committee designated to tracking down, lynching and cooking that silly, lecherous, and lazy old pig. >v<

I kid,... ^__^

My individual gallery descriptions will offer more detail, but in a nutshell "C-chan" is my previous online incarnation. I just happen to abide by strict role-playing protocol -- I believe you and Takai-san do the same thing. ^^

Speaking of which, I do have to apologize since I've been too busy getting used to life in DeviantArt to remember to add the two of you to my WatchList. Since you were nice enough to visit me, I guess I'll get right on it immediately. It may not look it from my lowly corner of the web, but I'm a very big fan of your work. ^__^

Thanks again! ^v^

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chibiBiscuit In reply to C-quel [2009-01-28 15:50:17 +0000 UTC]

Ah! Thank you for clarifying that. I really loved this picture, I just wanted to make sure before I faved it that it wasn't an internet grab or somesuch. The people who do that just bug me. >_<

And thank you very much for the watch! I hope you don't mind if I return the favor- your artwork is adorable, and I really like your coloring style.

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C-quel In reply to chibiBiscuit [2009-01-29 02:32:20 +0000 UTC]

Oh, of course I mind the favor,... why, I enjoy my lonely, isolated hermitage in this my shiny, imitation-ivory tower that I call a DeviantArt page. ^______^

...I kid of course. -v-

I'm glad you took the precaution -- I figure that where there's a huge concentration of artist's, there's bound to be a proportionally-large number of plagiarists or just plain lazy people. The closest thing I'll ever offer to that are collages and semi-collages, and I make note of them when I do. ^^

If O-Chibi-sama likes my artwork, then the C-quel should seriously consider doing some Chibi/Takai fanart some day, maybe in March. It's not like I don't lack ideas,... but I haven't been openly involved in true giantess material for over a decade, so naturally I'm a tad shy. ^____^'

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chibiBiscuit In reply to C-quel [2009-01-29 16:44:13 +0000 UTC]

C-chibi-sama? Come on, it's nothing like that. Your art is far more beautiful than mine.

And I can understand the shyness... It took me quite a few years before I could really come out of my personal closet. I'm glad I did though. I really doubt I would have continued drawing if I hadn't.

And fanart from you would be like a gift from a king. o_o Your work is gorgeous... I'd just be worried I wouldn't be able to return the favor, every time I agree to do an art-trade with someone, I take forever on my half. XD

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C-quel In reply to chibiBiscuit [2009-01-31 08:03:18 +0000 UTC]

Fufu... well technically-speaking i'm not an artist or at least don't consider myself at such (I'm a programmer, computer technician, educator and numismatist before I'm an artist). So I've never valued the [subjective] beauty of art nearly as much as its content.

And trust me, your work, apart from having its own charm and beauty, also has some of the most wonderful content I've seen within our particular community. ^^

It is amazing to me how much feeling of isolation I was able to dispel prior to discovering our community on the internet. This was about 10 years ago or so, and all it took was a simple, almost accidental search in the then-dominant Altavista to discover websites, messageboards, forums, stories, drawings, videos and just resources galore of content that I never in my wildest dreams thought would ever exist. Despite all that, though, it has been a long and hard process to break my ice so to speak.

But I have been opening up in recent years, and my preferences have permeated into some of my artwork, not just in the above but in other characters as well (might illustrate this in my next drawing). ^^

More than happy you were able to overcome that shyness -- otherwise, I would never had had the privilege of knowing the epic Takai/Chibi couple. ^.^

As for the fanart, I am getting a bit ahead of myself since there are still other projects I need to get out of the way. But for sure I think I have a concept that would definitely knock your socks off, and one that I'm more than happy to experiment with. ^///^

And don't worry about returning the favor -- in addition to drawing for fun, I also draw as advertisement for my flagship vector graphics program, Inkscape .

I can't contribute code yet, and there's only so much monetary donations can do,... but as long as I continue to draw my best in that excellent FOSS program, I think that serves as invaluable free advertisement for that project. ^__^

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