I would also add the XFCE4 suggestion...I sorta like your idea but i would rather see a Pro-Audio Gentoo based installable distro...that would be more appealing than a livecd.
On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 7:44 AM, Mark Knecht <[email protected]> wrote: > 2010/3/24 Björn Thorwirth <[email protected]>: > > Hi All! > > > > I have the idea to create a gentoo livecd focused on pro-audio. I > > planned to make a 32 and a 64 bit one. The latter one should base on > > portage-multilib-overlay (so it's possible to use recent jack) . I > > planned to install the following programs: > > > > - ardour > > - jack > > - qjcakctl > > - xwax > > - patchage > > - audacity and/or rezound > > - rosegarden > > -qsampler > > - qtractor > > - LMMS > > - Mixxx > > - Mp3diags > > - Sound Converter > > - Picard > > - gmusicbrowser > > - lash/ladish ? > > -some synths > > > > And a common gnome system. Do you have further suggestions what you > > would like to see? > > > > An installable system would be nice, too.I've already created several > > gentoo livecds with catalyst, but GLI is since 2006 dead. I already > > talked to sabayon devs which use molecule to create sabayon iso's. > > molecule is still missing any doc. Do you have suggestions how to create > > an installer? And what do you think of the project? > > > > Best regards, > > > > Björn Thorwirth > > Cheers. It's cool that you want to do something like this for the > community. > > As a couple of others have said, if you like Gnome then I vote you > replace it with XFCE4. It's Gnome-like and much lighter. > > I guess I'm not totally on top of what a Live CD is used for these > days. I always viewed it as a stepping stone toward installing the OS. > Use the Live CD for a day or two, decide if you like it, and then do > the install. How to you envision people people use your Live CD? If > there's a permanent use then adding lots of apps makes sense. If it's > a step to something else then go light. > > On the other hand, having some groovy on-line tool that allowed people > to choose what apps they wanted and then the app built an iso file > that they could burn would be too cool, wouldn't it? ;-) > > Anyway, good luck with your project. > > - Mark > > >
