> One of my next project is that my friend Kris and I would like to make > the "Open Source Oven", which is basically a stand alone computer with a > simple menu where you can pop in a blank cd and burn iso files of linux > distros or cds like gnuwinII. I saw that someone in the slashdot > article about libraries was throwing around the same idea also. We have > been throwing this idea around for about about two years now, but > neither of us are programmers and don't know how to tackle the > interface. I am getting much better at shell scripting though so maybe > I can make a nice text menu based system. The kicker is that I would > like to build this computer right inside of something like a toaster oven!
The interface would be relatively simple to put together in Tcl/Tk , Python / Tk, or perl / Tk. The Tk widgets let you define windows, buttons, etc. Then you just execute your cdrecord command line when a certain button is clicked.
