kunal wrote: > On Wed, 2009-01-07 at 23:02 -0800, Karen Tung wrote: > >> kunal ghosh wrote: >> >>> For my project i am designing a stand alone GUI but would like to >>> incubate it to a Browser based User Interface (pretty much like the >>> NimbleX online customizer ,then it would be truly a platform >>> independent distro constructor). >>> >>> The following is my current roadmap: >>> 1.Design a wizard like GUI using Java. >>> 2.Provide options for adding repositories , selecting a subset of >>> available repositories. >>> 3.Option for Media Selection (i.e final media would be a CD/DVD or/and >>> USB image). >>> 4.Package selection. >>> >> In my opinion, a DC user's experience can be improved in 2 areas. >> >> 1) A better interface to specify what they want in the image (ie: a >> better way to create/edit >> the manifest) >> 2) Having external resources they can use to generate the image. This >> > could you please elaborate on the external resources part i didnt quite > get it ! > What I meant by "external resources" in this case are being to generate the image on some other machine/system/infrastrcture How to "use" that machine? That's one design decision to make. A web based GUI is one possible solution. There could be others, of course. What kind of machine? Another design decision. You suggestion to use grid engine is one design decision, there could also be others. That's why I want use say "external resources" so that can consider all the possibilities.
Thanks, --Karen > also how will i be able to use the grid engine , any ideas?(this is for > queueing up the manifest to generate the iso in a grid) how can i use/ > try out the grid engine ? i have no idea about it , how it works etc. > will project caroline help ? > >
