stresslinux is a minimal linux distribution running from a bootable cdrom, usb, vmware or via PXE (wip). stresslinux makes use of some utitlities available on the net like: stress, cpuburn, hddtemp, lm_sensors ... stresslinux is dedicated to users who want to test their system(s) entirely on high load and monitoring the health.
The goal of Byzantium is to develop and maintain a distribution of Linux which can run from removable media (such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or USB storage device) without needing to be installed. This distribution of Linux will include a graphical desktop, a control panel application which configures and manipulates services running on the Byzantium node, and mesh routing software which allows the creation of an entirely separate wireless Internet, functionally indistinguishable from a wireless access point of the sort that you’d find in a coffee shop or at home.
The Byzantium mesh network is theoretically uncensorable because it operates in a peer-to-peer fashion and avoids the existing infrastructure of the Net; any computer with a wireless network interface can become a part of the Byzantium mesh. Moreover, every Byzantium node comes with a number of collaboration and communication applications pre-installed, configured, and optimized for use by mobile clients (such as smartphones and MP3 players), from a wiki to a web-chat application to a collaborative word processor. Each application can be individually turned on and off so a particular Byzantium node doesn’t have to run everything all of the time, only the mesh routing software.
We will also write an ebook and translate it into different languages which explains how Byzantium works in a manner which is easy to understand, how to set up Byzantium nodes without our distribution of Linux, how to protect yourself if you’re running a node, and how to solve some of the thornier non-software problems (such as bridging meshes over distances longer than the unaugmented maximum range of 802.11a/b/g/n). While it would be great if we could include a FabFi kit in every .iso image it’s kind of hard to zip up an improvised antenna and cable set sitting on a workbench, so the best we can do is include and attribute the plans so you can build one yourself (at least until general purpose nanoassembly is perfected and we can include free/libre greyprints for one).
The tails developers have responded to this issue and it seems that its a case of everything gone wrong at once rather than an actual website hack. Sorry to drum up so much alarm but when you have the download website of a privacy based linux distribution resolving to the pirate bay and showing random file modified dates, I still feel that it was worth the visibility.
Yunohost is a fully-automated personnal server distribution.
It provides by default a preconfigured mail, instant messaging, and web server, with a web-application portal to simply access and add services through your web browser.
Beedbox, une distribution d’auto-hébergement simplifiée.
(Projet un peu en sommeil : 04.07.2012)
Yunohost est une distribution automatisant l'installation d'un serveur personnel.
Elle fournit par défaut un serveur web, mail, et de messagerie instantanée, ainsi qu'un portail d'application permettant d'ajouter des services et d'y accéder simplement par votre navigateur.
Pourquoi s'auto-héberger ?
Internet est un réseau conçu pour être décentralisé. Néanmoins on observe depuis plus de 10 ans sa métamorphose, car des plates-formes privées telles que Google, Facebook, Microsoft ou Apple se développent, recentrant progressivement les échanges vers d'immenses centres de données. Et ce sont vos données. En les offrant à ces géants, vous leur octroyez le droit de les exploiter, de les analyser, de les censurer ou de les vendre. Mais vous avez la possibilité d'être en dehors de ces centres, car Internet vous le permet.
S'auto-héberger, c'est donc :
S'émanciper de plate-formes privées.
Devenir le propriétaire et le responsable de vos données.
Lutter contre la restriction de vos libertés d'échange et d'expression.
Contribuer à l'indépendance et à la neutralité d'Internet.
Pentoo is a security-focused livecd based on Gentoo
It's basically a gentoo install with lots of customized tools, customized kernel, and much more.
OpenWrt is described as a Linux distribution for embedded devices.