On Sat, 21 Aug 1999, Hoyt wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Axalon Bloodstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 1999 4:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [expert] Customizing the Mandrake CD
>
>
> > INAL, nor claim to be, however distribution at a LUG is distribution none
> > the less. and i'm sure somebodys lawyer would have a field day with the
> > following, not to mention the others..
> >
>
> This particlular project is not intended to be a LUG distribution, but a HOWTO
>project presented to the LUG on customizing a CD. With more CD burners being
>available (mine cost $99), more people may want to customize the CD for their own
>use. Since I frequently reinstall Linux on my test machines (386, 486, x586, Pentium)
>this makes it easier for me to experiment (fewer patches).
>
> I may do something else in the future, however, and respecting copyrights _is_ very
>important so thanks for the info.
>
> There are some customizations (fstab, desktop links, backspace fix, etc.) that I
>will probably install via kickstart unless I get around to including the files in a
>rebuilt rpm - I think that kickstart is probably easier.
>
> Hoyt
I'd use a tarball of my custom configs, and just build an rpm of it.
something like
%build
bzcat %{SOURCE} -C $RPM_ROOT_DIR
or
%install
cp -a ./ $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
with the generic.spec would be easier than kickstart, then again thats a
good demo for your LUG, compareing the pros/cons of the two :)
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--Axalon
