General Information

What Is The meaning Of "Dragora"?

The name comes firstly from mandragora, a plant which has been used for centuries in magic rituals and as medicine. The name "Dragora" also refers to dragons, two of which are represented in the project's logo

The logo was designed by Claudio Santillan from Argentina, Santiago del Estero.

Who Makes Dragora?

Matías A. Fonzo <selk@dragora.org>.

What Are The Goals Of The Project?

• The goals are:
  • To respect the freedom of the users and the community taking into account the values and virtues of free software.
  • To support a great amount of hardware components.
  • To support, within our possibilities, many architectures.
  • To function as a multipurpose platform: server, work station, accessibility, desktop, etc.
  • To offer a friendly distribution, but with stability and a wide scope for both users and developers.
  • To focus the attention on the details and problems for their prompt solution.
  • Quality is a priority.

Why Should I Use Dragora?

We cannot decide for you, but we can mention what we believe are Dragora's main strengths:

Independent

Dragora is an independent project for GNU/Linux distribution that was started from scratch without being based on an existing distribution project. We avoid having to depend or inherit the technical and ethical issues of a given distribution project. Since it is an independent project, we are not tied to purely commercial interest, purposes or decisions, which could negatively affect our user base.

Simple

The basic concept of Dragora's design philosophy is simplicity or KISS, "Keep It Simple, Stupid!". This principle which derives from what is known as "Okham's Razor", was developed by the first critical modern philosopher: William of Ockham. This concept represents the traditional philosophy of UNIX.

Ethical

The distributed software is completely free! This allows to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the existing software. To make it clear: Dragora is 100% software libre!

Multilanguage

Dragora has native language support, different messages in different languages can be shown on screen.

Community

Dragora is not a closed project. Quite the opposite, anybody with good intentions is welcomed, encouraged to join and to help!

Distribution

What Are The Minimum Requirements?

Dragora 2.x
Processor:	Intel 486 or compatible
RAM:	64MB (1GB suggested)
Media:	CD-ROM 4x unit
Video:	VGA card or compatible
Hard drive space:	About 4GB for a complete installation

Is My Hardware Supported By Dragora?

Dragora supports all the hardware that the kernel Linux-libre supports. To identify which devices work with a completely free operating system please check the hardware database of the H-Node project.

What Architectures Are Supported?

Currently, Intel or compatible architecture, computers of 32 bits (i486) and 64 bits (x86_64).

How Should I Interpret Dragora's Versions?

Dragora's versions are composed by three numbers. For instance, considering that the number of the version has: higher.lower[.critical] (eg. 2.2.0).

• The higher number is the one that changes with less frequency, it increments only when a great change of code or general design is introduced. The higher versions have the risk of not being backwards compatible, since the new concept implies an evolution from the previous state.

• The lower number is a revision of a higher version and it changes when new features, applications, upgrades or fixes are introduced.

• The critical number happens when there is a grave error that requires an immediate fix. The increment in the number can also be observed in later releases after the maintenance of a particular version in the stable branch.

What Is The Version History?

Version	Status	Release date	Code name
1.0	Beta 1	June 13th, 2008	hell
1.0	Beta 2	September 18th, 2008
1.0	Release Candidate 1	February 12th, 2009
1.0	Stable	March 13th, 2009	starlight
1.1	Release Candidate 1	August 25th, 2009
1.1	Stable	Octubre 8th, 2009	stargazer
2.0	RC 1, Development	January 24th, 2010
2.0	RC 2, Development	March 28th, 2010
2.0	Development, Stable	April 13th, 2010	ardi
2.1	Release Candidate 1	December 4th, 2010
2.1	Stable	December 31st, 2010	dio
2.2	Release Candidate 1	March 2nd, 2012
2.2	Stable	April 21st, 2012	rafaela

When Will The Next Version Be Released?

Dragora does not have a fixed schedule. New versions are released "when they are ready". This puts the focus on quality instead of schedule. Besides, the schedules are usually speculation because on any piece of work there can always be delays.

Why Isn't Application XY In Dragora?

Maybe because nobody asked for it, suggested it or sent a proposal for it.

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Send your doubts to <dragora-bug@nongnu.org>.

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