Quoting Andreas Tille (2014-10-16 08:47:19) > On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 07:49:32PM +0200, Bas Wijnen wrote: >> On occasion, I've needed a single-use system; something that boots up >> into an application and that shuts down when that application exits. >> (Having the full power of Debian in the background is a nice feature, >> but mostly unused.) For example, for dancing rehearsal I want the >> instructors to be able to switch their computer on and have the sound >> program start up without any interaction. It isn't hard to set this >> up, but if I want to tell other dancing instructors how to do this, >> it requires more steps than I would like. I've tried making custom >> live CDs, with a special package that does these things. >> >> Would this use case also be a reason for creating a personal blend? >> Or even an official one? > > Jonas has answered this question. I'd like to add that I'm no fan of > "personal" things since you spoil the idea of forming a team around > the idea. I could perfectly imagine such a Blend and every specific > application is a separate "task" (in the Blends slang). So you can > assemble those people with the goal to run one dedicated application. And I fully agree with Andreas: I assumed you were talking about "Debian Blends" as defined at https://wiki.debian.org/DebianPureBlends#Terminology and that you therefore really a generally reusable Blend (sparked by personal _needs_ which I see as a perfectly fine drive for creating a Debian Blend). I am sorry if I twisted your meaning. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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