On 9/10/07, Eric Ray <Eric.Ray at sun.com> wrote: > > > Anil Gulecha wrote: > >>> > >> It's not clear to me that this needs to be a specific feature. IMHO > >> branding should be supplied in packages dedicated to the purpose, and if > >> that's done then it's just a matter of selecting the desired package. > >> > > > > Is the disto constructor aimed at distro makers(those who make > > distributions for large section of the community) or the users who > > want to create their own custom/minimal OS base. > > > > If its the former, then your suggestion is right. > > > > If it's the latter, then you cannot expect the user to learn how to > > create packages. The solution here would be to create another utility > > that takes various inputs (Name/logo/etc) and generates the package. > > The better option would be to integrate this (at least minimally) into > > the distro constructor. So creating a whole new distro is just a > > matter of clicking Next>Next>... and selecting various options. Add a > > "Built on opensolaris" somewhere in.. > > > > I'm looking forward to the distro constructor project (as I'm sure > > many others are). Branding (even minimalistic) would be a very > > attractive feature. I've looked a bit and haven't found any linux tool > > that does this (other than RH revisor and Knoppix remastering > > projects). "Another great feature in Opensolaris" > > > > +1 > > I believe the target audience is both the former (distro/derivative > makers) and the latter (custom/minimal CDs for various purposes). > > Karen and I discussed this offline, so she's heard more of my opinion > on this than she likely wants to hear ;-) Fundamentally, I agree with > your comments, Anil. Moreover, of the ~5 different people/groups that > I discussed this project with last week, ALL wanted to be able to > rebrand, and most only wanted to make minimal changes to the distro > proper (e.g., adding a couple of packages and information files, > rebranding, shipping/distributing). > > I'd say that the minimal desired rebranding features would be: > * Replace desktop background image > * Add symlinks to Desktop linked to arbitrary files/URLs. > * Reset default Firefox homepage >
* Grub startup image is another visible component. Regards, Anil > For minimal changes, I do think it'd be nice to be able to get there > without having to overhaul packages manually. > > Eric >
