We have gone back and forth with Ladislav, the guy who runs Distrowatch, about listing MX-14, and this is his final position:
You guys need to decide whether MX-14 is:
a) a new distribution
b) a special edition of MEPIS
c) a special edition of antiX
If you cannot do this, please just continue developing MX-14 and leave DistroWatch out of this.
I have discussed this situation with the Moderators and the Development Team, and there is unanimity on the following:
- Not listing with DW makes no practical sense
- Once the decision is made to go through DW, the only valid choice is "c": this is a special edition of antiX. anti is the Lead Developer and MX-14 is being built on mostly antiX code.
- Taking such a position would associate MX-14 with an active and successful distro that has been well praised, and would likely attract reviewers for that reason alone.
We see the DW announcement, and the revised website copy, beginning something like this:
MX-14 is a special version of antiX developed in full collaboration with the Mepis Community and using the best tools and talents from each distro.
We hope the Community understands and agrees with this position. Thanks.