Jeremy Huntwork wrote: > Hello, Hello, <snip /> > ...and if possible, provide the > following info: > > 1) What version of the CD do you use/have?
Last time I downloaded it was recently - I just pull down the latest when I need it or when it changes. > > 2) What do you use the CD most for? Good question really - I used to use it to build LFS from with nALFS/jhalfs but nowadays having loads of diskspace and oodles of partitions, I tend to just build from the last LFS build. So I guess the answer is I don't really - anymore... It is my RescueCD ;-) I did study the makefile and how it gets built as that was interesting and helped me to understand a little about make :-) > 3) What are the most useful parts of the CD to you? > Same as Richard - the base line xorg and default configuration stuff, and having a Really Useful Rescue CD if I break anything ;-) > 4) What is the most annoying or useless bits of the CD? > Nothing springs to mind > 5) What would you change/add/improve? > I would make it more of a proper LFS project with a "book" and suchlike so everyone can learn the process of how to build a live CD or make their own distro that they can copy and give to freinds... It is one of the most widely asked questions on the lists: How do I make my LFS portable/put it on a cd/put it on another pc blah blah blah... This would also encourage others to get involved and the project could then evolve/develop at a faster pace. Perhaps getting to a Gentoo type scenario where you can learn how to build a liveCD that will either just install like most distros or automatically build a new LFS a bit like Gentoo. > Of course any other thoughts or comments are welcome. We really just > need to get an idea of how useful our project is to the community. If > it's too much work to answer the above, just a short reply saying you > use the CD would be helpful, too. > In a way, the whole LFS(all projects within the umbrella) thing is made up of many transient users/contributors. I have used and learned from LFS for many, many years now (my LFS ID is 216) but I now find myself using Ubuntu as my main desktop system because it works painlessly and upgrades are automatic. I guess many others will migrate like this. But I know how to fix it when things go wrong and how to install packages that aren't pre "deb'ed"... I still feel a great empathy towards the project and still read the lists almost daily. I don't build LFS much now though... It has done it's job :-) > Thanks in advance, > No problem. Al -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-chat FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
