respin:  re-issue  of  software  with some modification of the original

ex: debian is released  (original spin)  linux mint takes the original
adds some bells & whistles then releases linux mint debian (respin)

On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Stefan Monnier
<[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Makes me curious: is that really a separate "distribution" and if so
>>> why?  I mean, the way I see it, it would make a lot of sense to just
>>> create a bunch of Debian bohdi-<foo>  packages and publish it as a Debian
>>> repository, so you could install a basic Debian system in the usual way,
>>> add you repository to /etc/apt/sources.conf, and then install the
>>> `bohdi' meta-package.  Is that what you've done, and if not, why not?
>> This way you can have a livecd with the setup as it will be once installed.
>
> Is that the answer to my question?  If so, I don't understand how the
> two relate.  Could you expand on it?  Why do you think that a bohdi made of
> just a set of extra packages would prevent such a livecd?
>
>> It is just an ubuntu respin, you don't have to call it another distro if you
>> don't want.
>
> I don't know what's a respin.
>
>
>        Stefan
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