Anil Gulecha wrote: > On 9/7/07, Karen W. Tung <Karen.Tung at sun.com> wrote: > >> We are in the process of putting together the feature list for the >> Distribution >> Constructor project beyond the prototype release. The >> proof-of-concept Distro Constructor has very limited functionalities as >> specified our project page >> (http://opensolaris.org/os/project/caiman/Constructor/) >> >> We have come up with the following for the early 2008 release. >> This is a very high level list of features. When we come to a more final >> list, we will have further discussions about details on each item. >> >> * From a GUI, the user should be able to select a list of packages to >> be included to build a custom distro. >> >> * From the command line, user provide the Distro Constructor (DC) >> with >> a list of packages. The DC will pull in all other necessary >> packages >> to create a self-consistent installation image. >> >> * Given an existing distribution, the DC will create a new >> distribution >> based on addition or subtraction of contents as specified by the >> user. >> >> * Special configurations specified in the GUI or on the command line >> can be saved to a file, and the file can be used as inputs to the >> DC. >> >> * The DC release will come with a few predefined "useful" >> configurations, which can be helpful to users who want to create >> their >> custom distribution with some minor modification. >> >> Features not to be included in the early 2008 release, but will be >> consider for the future. >> >> * Create a distribution based on an installed and configured system. >> >> >> > > Will the created distro be Live? > > Anil > Hi Anil,
The Distro Constructor will be able to create Live CD/DVD. In fact, in our prototype release in Oct 2007, the Distro Constructor will only be creating Live CD/DVD. Thanks, --Karen
