从 FreeBSD 转到 Void Linux 后，Trident 项目终于结束了
BSD Lumina Trident

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令人遗憾，[Trident 项目](https://project-trident.org/) 团队宣布将结束他们的 Linux 发行版的开发。


### 那段故事


你或许没有听说过 Trident 项目，让我来讲点关于它的一点回忆。那是在 2005 年，Kris Moore 推出了 [PC-BSD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TrueOS)，提供了一种用桌面界面来设置 FreeBSD 的简单方法。次年，它被 [iXsystems](http://ixsystems.com/) 收购。十年后，2016 年 9 月，这个项目被改名为 TrueOS。这个项目也变成了基于 FreeBSD Current 分支的滚动发行版。两年后，TrueOS [宣布](https://itsfoss.com/trueos-plan-change/) 他们将取消其操作系统的桌面版本，而专注于商业和服务器市场。其桌面元素被 [剥离](https://itsfoss.com/project-trident-interview/) 到一个新项目：Trident。


有一段时间，Trident 开发团队尽力在 FreeBSD 之上打造良好的桌面体验。可是，由于 [FreeBSD 的问题](https://project-trident.org/post/os_migration/)，包括 “硬件兼容性、通信标准，或软件包的可用性一直限制着 Trident 项目的用户”，他们决定将其建立在其他基础之上。他们的解决方案是在 2019 年将其项目重新构建在 [Void Linux](https://voidlinux.org/) 之上。有那么一段时间，看起来 Trident 项目似乎有了未来。然后，2020 年来了。


![Trident 桌面](/data/attachment/album/202111/07/162742wqiueexebuobuczu.png)


### 项目的终止


10 月 29 号，Trident 项目团队发布了以下 [公告](https://project-trident.org/post/2021-10-29_sunset/)：



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> 我们非常悲伤地宣布，Trident 项目将从 2021 年 11 月 1 号起进入“夕阳”阶段，并将于 2022 年 3 月关掉商店。项目的核心团队共同做出了这个决定。随着过去两年中，生活、工件和家庭等方面的事情和变故；我们个人的优先事项也发生了改变。
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> 我们将保持 Trident 项目的软件包存储库和网站的运行，直到 2022 年 3 月 1 日的终止期，但是我们强烈推荐用户在即将到来的新年假期中开始寻找其他桌面系统替代。
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> 感谢大家的支持和鼓励！过去几年中，该项目得以良好运转，我们也非常高兴在这些年里结识了你们中的许多人。
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### Lumina 项目继续


贯穿 PC-BSD/TrueOS/Trident 项目传奇故事的一个永恒主题是桌面环境。2012 年，[Ken Moore](https://github.com/beanpole135)（Kris 的弟弟）开始开发一个基于 Qt 的桌面环境 [Lumina](https://lumina-desktop.org/)。2014 年，它成为 PC-BSD 的默认桌面环境，并一直保持到 Trident 项目出现。Lumina 不同于其他桌面环境，因为它的设计与操作系统无关。其他桌面系统像 KDE 和 GNOME 都具有 Linux 特定代码，这使得它们难以移植到 BSD。


![Lumina 桌面环境](/data/attachment/album/202111/07/162743a5a0m3sr8bs5omk7.png)


今年 6 月，Ken 把 [Lumina 的领导权](https://lumina-desktop.org/post/2021-06-23/) 交给了 Trident 的开发者 [JT Pennington](https://github.com/q5sys)（也因 [BSDNow](https://www.bsdnow.tv/) 知名）。


[公告](https://lumina-desktop.org/post/2021-06-23/) 中说：



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> 经过长达 7 年的工作，我决定是时候让其他人接手 Lumina 桌面项目的开发了。这是个难以置信的任务，推动我进入之前从未考虑过的开发领域。可是，由于工作和生活的变化，我几乎没有为 Lumina 开发新功能的时间了，特别是即将在明年或者晚些时候到来的 Qt5->Qt6 升级。通过把火炬传递给 JT （GitHub 昵称是 q5sys），我希望这个项目能获得更及时的更新，以造福每个人。
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> 感谢大家，我希望 Lumina 桌面项目能继续成功！！
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### 总结


我一直对 Trident 项目抱有很高的期望。与我们介绍的许多发行版相比，它很小巧。它不是只增加了一两个新工具的、对 Arch 或 Ubuntu 的翻版。不仅如此，他们还努力改进一个与他们理念相同的发行版 Void Linux。可是，生活会发生变故，即使是我们中最好的人也难以避免遇到变故。我祝愿 Ken、JT 和其他人一切顺利，他们已经在这个项目上花费了很多时间。希望，我们未来能看到他们的更多作品。




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作者：[John Paul](https://news.itsfoss.com/author/john/) 选题：[lujun9972](https://github.com/lujun9972) 译者：[zd200572](https://github.com/zd200572) 校对：[wxy](https://github.com/wxy)


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Sadly, the [Project Trident](https://project-trident.org/?ref=news.itsfoss.com) team announced that they will be ending development of their Linux distro.

## Story Time!!!

For those of you who have not heard of Project Trident, let me give you a little ride down memory lane. Back in 2005, Kris Moore introduced [PC-BSD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TrueOS?ref=news.itsfoss.com) as an easy way to set up FreeBSD with a desktop interface. It was acquired the following year by [iXsystems](http://ixsystems.com/?ref=news.itsfoss.com). In September of 2016, the name of the project was changed to TrueOS. The project also became a rolling release based on the Current branch of FreeBSD. Two years later, TrueOS [announced](https://itsfoss.com/trueos-plan-change/?ref=news.itsfoss.com) that they would be doing away with the desktop version of their operating system and focusing on the enterprise and server market. The desktop elements [were spun off](https://itsfoss.com/project-trident-interview/?ref=news.itsfoss.com) to a new project: Project Trident.

For a time, the dev team at Project Trident tried their best to create a good desktop experience on top of FreeBSD. However, due to [issues with FreeBSD](https://project-trident.org/post/os_migration/?ref=news.itsfoss.com) including “hardware compatibility, communications standards, or package availability continue to limit Project Trident users” they decide to base it on something else. Their solution was to rebase their project on [Void Linux](https://voidlinux.org/?ref=news.itsfoss.com) in 2019. For a while, it looked like the future of Project Trident was set. Then 2020 happened.

![Project Trident desktop](https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2021/11/project-trident.png)

## The End of a Project

On October 29th, the Project Trident team posted the following [announcement](https://project-trident.org/post/2021-10-29_sunset/?ref=news.itsfoss.com):

It is with great sadness that we are announcing that Project Trident will be entering is “sunset” period starting Nov 1 of 2021 and will be closing up shop in March of 2022. The core team of the project has come to this decision together. With changes and events over the past two years in life, jobs, family, etc; our individual priorities have changed as well.

We will keep the Project Trident package repository and websites up and running until the EOL date of March 1, 2022, but we strongly encourage users to begin looking for alternative desktop OS solutions over the coming new year holiday.

Thank you all for your support and encouragement! The project had a good run and we thoroughly enjoyed getting to know many of you over the years.


## The Lumina Project Continues

One constant throughout the PC-BSD/TrueOS/Project Trident saga is the desktop environment in use. In 2012, [Ken Moore](https://github.com/beanpole135?ref=news.itsfoss.com) (Kris’ younger brother) started working on a Qt-based desktop environment named [Lumina](https://lumina-desktop.org/?ref=news.itsfoss.com). In 2014, it became the default desktop environment of PC-BSD and has stayed that way down to Project Trident. Lumina stands apart from other desktop environment because it was designed to be operating system agnostic. Other desktop environments like KDE and GNOME have Linux specific code that makes it hard to port to BSD.

![Lumina desktop environment](https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2021/11/lumina.png)

June of this year, Ken [handed the reigns of Lumina](https://lumina-desktop.org/post/2021-06-23/?ref=news.itsfoss.com) to a fellow Project Trident developer [JT Pennington](https://github.com/q5sys?ref=news.itsfoss.com) (also of [BSDNow](https://www.bsdnow.tv/?ref=news.itsfoss.com) fame).

The [announcement](https://lumina-desktop.org/post/2021-06-23/?ref=news.itsfoss.com) states:

After more than 7 years of work, I have decided that it is time to let others take over the development of the Lumina Desktop project going forward. It has been an incredible task which has pushed me into areas of development that I had never previously considered. However, with work and life changes, my time for developing new functionality for Lumina has become nearly non-existent, particularly for the Qt5 -> Qt6 change that will be coming within the next year or so. By passing the torch over to JT (q5sys on GitHub), I am hoping that the project might receive more timely updates, for the benefit of everyone.

Thank you all, and I hope for the continued success of the Lumina Desktop project!!


## Final Thoughts

I always had high hopes for Project Trident. They were small compared to many of the distros that we cover. They weren’t just a reskin of Arch or Ubuntu with one or two new tools. Not only that, but they were working to improve a distro (Void) that shared their ideals. However, life happens, even to the best of us. I wish Ken, JT and the others well as they sunset a project that they have spent many hours working on. Hopefully, we’ll be seeing more from them in the future.

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