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
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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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