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[debian-knoppix] variety of offers (was: free space on Knoppix)



On Tue, 2003-03-04 at 20:45, Robert Vanyi wrote:
> Hi,
[...]
> If you plan to create a localized version, you can consider localepurge.

yep i have also thought about that.

> Of course I would be dissapointed if the Hungarian locales dissapeared
> from Knoppix. So the above is true only for localized versions.

what about an additional english-only version? i don't need any of the
locales but the en* ones.

oh my this is really going to get an *ss full of work if klaus knopper
really wants to make so many different versions...

KNOPPIX KDE 3.1
- international
- english only with additional software
KNOPPIX GNOME 2.2
- international
- english only with additional software
YADE (yet another desktop environment :) )
- international
:
'

add one possibility or variable (e.g. CD/DVD) and it's gonna multiply

why not make a modular system out of it... similar to a hd installer but
instead of installing it to a hd you choose the medium and it makes an
.iso for it. sure this would be very hard to create i suppose but it
could be easily made

-= Knoppix Live CD Distro Creator - KnoLiCDDC =-

Experience Level

(_) dumb as a brick
(_) novice
(x) intermediate
(_) expert

# Step 1: Choose a Medium

(_) CD (650M)
(o) CD (700M)
(_) CD (800M)
(_) mini CD (200M)
(_) DVD (whatever G)
etc...

(_) other, please specify size [____]M

# Step 2: Select Components

* Knoppix Base (required)
|-o Hardware Support
| |- Network Devices [x]
| |- Mice [x]
| |- MultiMedia Card Readers [_]
| '- etc ...
|-o Graphics Base
| |-o X Servers
| | |- XFree86 4 [x]
| | '- etc...
| '-o Window Managers
|   |- KDE 3.1 [x]
|   |- Gnome 2.2 [_]
|   '- etc...
|-o Locales
| |-o en [x]
| | |- en_US [x] // this bill be auto-checked
| | |- en_GB [x] // when "en" is selected
| : '- etc...
| '
|-o etc... you get the idea
:       every component will have
'       its size written next to it

# Step 3: Almost Done

Path for writing the Image
[/mnt/hda1/tmp/_____________________]

etc...

# Step 4: Creating Image

62% [================>              ] ETA 1:12

# Step 5: Exit




...just some thoughts :)
i hope one far day this is gonna become reality

--lasty

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