On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 22:41:15 +1000, Pigeon wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > As mentioned in the LinuxTag mail thread earlier, I've started > preparing a FG live cd. > > > The cd is made using morphix (www.morphix.org), which is a debian > based, modular live cd framework. It has a whole bunch of tools and > scripts which makes the job a lot easier. It can also do things like > automated build from scratch, which I think we could make use of in > the future. At the moment I'm testing things out and have been setting > things up manually.
..which version Morphix? > I now got a basic system booting and running, and I'm mainly > configuring and testing things at the moment. > > > What I have already done/planned to do: > > - firefox, with bookmarks/links to FG sites > - irc clients (xchat, bitchx, irssi), with setup to connect to > irc.flightgear.org/#flightgear by default > - FG docs/tutorial, both html and pdf > - xpdf for viewing pdf (i might put evince on there as well) ..naaa, just a big pdf button for xpdf will do fine. > - fgfs bash completion ..huh? Url? :o) > Things that I need input from people: > > - what window manager/environment should we use/should be the > default? ..fluxbox is TWTG. ( We might go heavyweight for dvds) > - version of FG (for now i'm just using cvs) ..call v0.9.10 "v.0.9.10-KOSH 2006" etc, and there are more nice airshows. ;o) > - fgrun or kfreeflight? ..grub!!! FG setup _can_ be done right off the bootloader, and a Grub menu tree is the way to do it. ;o) And, FG _can_ also be run _instead_ and "as" a X window manager. Just dump'em in a xdm or wdm menu when they exit FG. ..we might wanna stretch Klaus K's bootup command line patch idea so we can contain a full ~./fgfs plus box setup, the knoppix patch allows a 1kB line, AFAIR. > - what sceneries should we include? ..the default, and the 50nm area around KOSH. ;o) > - what aircrafts should we include? > - default FG options/settings? > - terrasync? > - festival? which voice pack? > - atlas? > - fg_server? ..all, yup, yup, yup, 8bit will do, yup, yup but scare'em off it. > - source code/a cvs checkout for convenience? ..yup, unionfs will allow trying out their own build on the live cd. > - the windows binary/setup as well? ..nope. Leave enough Morphix niceties such as ntfs support so we can reel them over our way. > - any other arch of FG? ..amd64, ppc64 etc, depending on sponsorship, tell them this cd can help sell a million of their boxes at airventure at KOSH. ;o) > - anything else? ..allow and honor choosing both X.org GPL and ATI proprietary drivers, GamesKnoppix and a few more force firegl down any ATI throat. Baaad. > - anything that should NOT be on the cd? > > Hopefully sometime this week or next week I would have something > for people to test with. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
