On Fri, 2009-01-09 at 12:10 -0800, Karen Tung wrote: > 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. I get it now Karen , thanks !
regards, kunal > > 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 ? > > > > >
