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Hikarunix: The Go Distro

Posted by michael on from the go-fish dept.

LGRiske writes "In this day and age of the Unreal Final Fantasy of Doom 3 it's nice to see a 4000 year old board game keep up the pace. There's now a whole Linux distribution dedicated to learning, playing and studying the oldest strategy game in the world, Go/Baduk/WeiQi. Named Hikarunix it is based on DamnSmallLinux, the Live Linux CD, and is small enough to fit on a 3" (80mm) miniCD. It is meant for Go players of all levels whether you've never even heard of the game or have been playing for decades."

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  1. Note that there's a torrent... by tcopeland · · Score: 5, Informative

    ...right here. Only two seeds out there so far...

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  2. Sweet by pHatidic · · Score: 5, Informative
    For those who don't get the name, it's based on the anime series Hikaru No Go which is about a boy who is taught to play Go play the ghost of a former pro player from thousands of years ago.

    If you are interested in playing Go online, I would recommend Kiseido Go Server, is it is the best there is and its java so it can run on almost any platform.

  3. All I know about Go by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...I learned from watching Hikaru No Go.

    Now I'm learning to pilot huge battle mechs by watching Evangelion.

  4. Re:Never understood how that game worked by Rufus211 · · Score: 5, Informative

    don't play a computer. Go is a notoriously complex game that computers can't even come close to understanding (there is simply too much strategy and too many possible moves). The best way to learn is to find someone (in real life) who knows how to play and play some 9x9 (not a full 19x19) games against them. If you can't find anyone in real life find an online go server (google for it) and play some people there. Playing real people is the only way to learn, and if you say you're a noob someone will probably help you out with some pointers.

  5. Great Idea with Potential by RobRancho · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is actually a great idea and could be the basis for further innovation/exploitation of Linux or alternative and free OSs for distributing products sans the Windows / Direct X / permissions / general configuration headaches. You wouldn't have to worry about what media player or APIs are present on a user's system, instead focusing on creating a robust, stable, and boot-able platform to showcase your wares. Anyone know of any current projects bent towards this goal? Once the work was done, it could be applied to a variety of software products.

  6. Re:Why the run around? by Control+Group · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't know the size of a 3" CD off the top of my head

    You know, I understand exactly what you meant, but do you realize how funny this read on my first pass?

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  7. Why a complete distro? by MacGod · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Excuse my non-Linux-user question, but:

    What's the advantage of having an entire distro built around this game, rather than just having an application for the game and all its training stuff built into the app?

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  8. Yeah, but... by spongman · · Score: 5, Funny
    will it boot on my Atari?

    (sorry)

  9. You know what I was thinking?... by fawlty154 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just yesterday I was thinking "Man, I think the linux community could take off anytime now, we just need one more distro..."