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{{Notability|Products|date=May 2009}}

{{Infobox_OS
| name = Tiny Core Linux

| logo = [[Image:tcl logo.png|100px|center|Logo of TCL]]
| screenshot =
| caption = Tiny Core Linux 1.2
| family =  
| source_model = [[Free software]] / [[Open source]]
| latest_release_version = Tiny Core Linux 1.4
| latest_release_date = {{release date and age|2009|4|26}}
| latest_test_version = 
| latest_test_date = 
| language = en
| kernel_type = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]]
| ui = [[BusyBox]] and [[JWM]]
| working_state = Current
| website = [http://tinycorelinux.com tinycorelinux.com]
| supported_platforms = [[x86]]
| updatemodel =  
| package_manager = [[appbrowser]]
| license = Mainly the [[GNU GPL]] / Various others
}}

'''Tiny Core Linux''' is a minimalist [[Linux]] [[operating system|system]] focusing on providing a base system with [[BusyBox]], [[FLTK]] and other minimalist software. TCL's lead developer, Robert Shingledecker converses through an open development model in forums such as [[freenode]] channel - [irc://irc.freenode.net/tinycorelinux #tinycorelinux] to refine and test the 10Mb core and its extensions.

== Design philosophy ==
The developers describe TCL as "a nomadic ultra small desktop capable of booting from cdrom, pendrive, or frugally from a hard drive." As of version 1.4, the core is designed to run primarily in [[Random-access memory|RAM]] but with 4 distinct modes of operation: 
*"Cloud" or Internet mode - A "testdrive" mode using a built-in appbrowser GUI to explore extensions from an online application extension repository loaded into RAM only for the current session.
*PPR/TCZ - A "Persistent Personal Repository" mode for Tiny Core Extensions downloaded and run from a storage partition but kept as symbolic links in RAM.
*PPR/TCE - Another "Persistent Personal Repository" mode for Tiny Core compressed files downloaded and kept on a small storage partition and extracted to RAM as needed.
*PPI/TCE - A "Persistent Personal Installation" which installs applications onto a Linux partition like a more typical Linux installation.


== Tiny Core Linux Team ==
Team Tiny Core is comprised of the following contributors and volunteers who give generously of their time, abilities, and energy to create and develop Tiny Core Linux. 

Founders:

Robert Shingledecker = roberts
Founder / Lead Developer / Global Administrator

Administrators:

Kent Porter = ke4nt
Global Administrator / Web Design

Chris Livesay = clivesay
Global Administrator / Documentation

^thehatsrule^
Forum Administrator / Wiki

Joe Rabinsky = Joe
Forum Administrator / FAQ

Developers:

Curaga
Development / Kernel & Extensions/ QA / Core Testing

Juanito
Development / Tool Chain & Extensions/ QA / Core Testing

JasonW
Development / TCZ & Extension / QA / Core Testing


== External links ==
*[http://tinycorelinux.com/ Official Tiny Core Linux's site]
*[http://tinycorelinux.com/forum Tiny Core Linux's forum]
*[http://wiki.tinycorelinux.com/tiki-index.php Tiny Core Linux's Wiki]
*[http://tinycorelinux.com/faq.html Tiny Core Linux's FAQ]
*[http://tinycorelinux.com/concepts.html Tiny Core Concepts]
*[http://netbootcd.tuxfamily.org/ NetbootCD]
*[http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=tinycore Tiny Core Linux on Distrowatch.com]
*[http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20090323#feature Interview with Robert Shingledecker, creator of Tiny Core Linux]

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