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On 10/18/06, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky <znmeb@×××××××.net> wrote: |
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> Chris Gianelloni wrote: |
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> > As you can probably guess, I'd definitely like to continue the DVD media |
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> > for the 2007.0 release. |
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> > This is the list from the livecd-stage1 spec file for the current DVD. |
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> [snip] |
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> > What additional packages would we like to have on the LiveDVD? I have |
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> > no problem adding things like compiz, but they will *only* be usable for |
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> > people with cards supported entirely by open source drivers. |
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> 1. How big can the total get? How big is it now? Is it half full? 2/3? |
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> 3/4? |
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> 2. Is there any information about what *Gentoo* users, to be |
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> distinguished from the overall Linux user base, do with their systems |
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> that would guide the packages into "themes", such as science, |
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> multimedia, network security, office, programming languages, web |
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> applications/servers, etc.? |
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> 3. Could there be more than one, with "themed" DVDs like multimedia or |
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> science only available for a nominal price from the store? Something |
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> like RHEL -- the source is freely available on line as required by the |
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> GPL and someone like CentOS could come along and remaster, but people |
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> who wanted the convenience of downloading an ISO would pay, say, $10 or |
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> $20 to support Gentoo. |
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> In the absence of themes, I'd just say "more programming languages, |
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> Rails and more Ruby stuff, more multimedia, more science, more network |
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> tools, ..." That's what I use -- everything I have on my systems would |
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> easily fit on a LiveDVD, but I could go ahead and build my own with |
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> Catalyst. |
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> gentoo-releng@g.o mailing list |
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The idea of themes IMHO go against the basis of Gentoo, they take away the |
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ability to customize and have a system with exactly what you want on it, if |
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you want to create your own custom build go through the GUI installer and |
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save the settings for later use (I believe that I saw that option in there |
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when I tested it out) that way you can customize your install and not have |
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to worry about it again (in case you are rolling out a build for enterprise |
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use). |
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As far as the LiveDVD goes, just keep it light on RAM when the system is up |
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and running to allow more systems to use it. |
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My 2cents. |
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Derek Tracy |
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tracyde@×××××.com |
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