> Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 11:20:56 -0400 > From: Neal Murphy <neal.p.mur...@alum.wpi.edu> > Subject: Re: project on distro > To: LFS Support List <lfs-support@linuxfromscratch.org> > Message-ID: <201008071120.57309.neal.p.mur...@alum.wpi.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > Bavithra, > > Glossing over many details, the many tasks involved in 'rolling yor own' > include: > - Deciding which functionality you want your distro to provide (such as > print media publishing, A/V media preparation and presentation, > Web/Email/IM distro for 'computer illiterates'). > - Choosing the default locale (language, timezone) for your distro. > - Choosing a suitable name for your distro. > - Creating some artwork that uniquely identifies your distro. > - Choosing a means of managing add-on software packages (automatic or > manual) if you want one. Making users download and build any add-ons > they want is valid, too. > - Building LFS, boot LFS, then build it on itself. > - Including additional software packages to achieve your chosen > functionality. > - Packaging it onto an installable CD/DVD. > - Applying your graphics to the CD/DVD label and jevel box or envelope. > - Writing clear, simple, lucid prose (up to three paragraphs) > that states why your distro is the best. > - Writing a press release and emailing it to news media outlets of your > choosing. > - Selling copies of the CD/DVD on ebay.
Dear Sir, First of all thanks for such a elaborate reply, it was very useful. I am in process of creating a Linux based minimalistic Distro, which will be used for Bioinformatics work. The idea is to have a Distro which can run on old hardware, as most of Indian university's Bioinfo Depts. have old hardware. Additionally I plan to optimize the Kernel, Schedulers etc. to achieve the required optimization in terms of speed with which the programs are executed. The X-windows(Gnome/KDE), I am thinking of some thing on the lines of TWM. Have already built many variants with the Debian Live project. I started with guidance from two Debian developers, who have been extremely helpful. One thing I definitely plan to include is the Debian package management, as the Debian-med repository is the most comprehensive one for Bioinfo related software(>500). Presently attending classes on Advance Operating Systems, as being from a Biology background, I don't have the required basics. Bio-Linux 6 is a similar kind of effort, but its basically Ubuntu 10.04 with lots of Bioinfo software, I want to go a step ahead. It would be very helpful, if I could get some suggestions. PS- I have already started with LFS 6.6. Thanking you, Prakhar Gaur
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