Something which we may also want to look into is using NSIS (http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page) to have a nice and simple central installer. If I remember my past experience with NSIS correctly it's pretty easy to work with and pretty easy to script/automate the installer generation.
____________________________ Sean O'Connor http://seanoc.com On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 11:53 AM, Sean Dague <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John Mort wrote: >> On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 11:07 AM, Sean Dague <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Oh, and to answer the question more directly, things that I'd be looking >>> for. >>> >>> * assistance in building the build scripts for the cd >>> * art and content creation for the cd (there is some stuff to start >>> with, but work is required to make the art a bit more modular). >>> * art creation for the cover to create good disc lables and a >>> lightscribe image >>> * testing of disc releases to ensure they are functional >>> * assistance keeping track of when programs on the disc get updated and >>> putting those new versions back into the build process >>> >>> >> Do we have access to the scripts that were being used or are we starting >> from scratch? > > Starting from scratch. We've got access to the contents on the CD, but > I think right now they are just doing a lot of manual effort to build > new versions. > > I think that with a little effort we could make respins of the CD take > very little effort, and make it very easy to keep things up to date. > > -Sean > > -- > __________________________________________________________________ > > Sean Dague Mid-Hudson Valley > sean at dague dot net Linux Users Group > http://dague.net http://mhvlug.org > > There is no silver bullet. Plus, werewolves make better neighbors > than zombies, and they tend to keep the vampire population down. > __________________________________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Dec 3 - Lightning Talks & Swap Session > > > _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Dec 3 - Lightning Talks & Swap Session
