Re: [Cooker] Want to do a magazine CD with 9.2 plus LG-proof kernel
Leon Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 04:48, Pascal Terjan wrote: Francisco Alcaraz wrote: [...] Mandrake should be more carefull with this, shouldn't it? I'm pretty sure the magazine didn't even bother to tell Mandrakesoft they'll distibute the 9.2... OK... I'm planning to include a slightly-less-than-single-ISO version of 9.2 plus the updates and an LG-proof kernel on the cover of an Australian magazine. It will be aimed at a single purpose: installing a secure, database-backed Mandrake Linux webserver/mailserver/gateway machine for developers to use either for real or as a staging area or an intranet server/testbed. What are the rules Mandrake would like me to follow? For example, if I include a PLF package or the NVidia/ATI drivers, what must I change? The distro's name? Licence terms? What can I do with the advertising screens? Are Mandrake happy for me to add extra images to the sequence, one to loudly remind the audience that this is not an official Mandrake distribution - it's been built for the magazine - one to advertise Linux contacts in Australia, and so on? What else? The main issue is Would this be a good ad for Mandrakesoft?. If you built bad quality bugged CDs with Mandrake name, the people will say that mandrake is crap. Maybe just add a notice that they are not official mandrake CDs. -- Warly
Re: [Cooker] Want to do a magazine CD with 9.2 plus LG-proof kernel
On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 04:48, Pascal Terjan wrote: Francisco Alcaraz wrote: I just have bought a linux magazine (Todo Linux) that comes with the two first Mandrake 9.2 and, of course, with the old kernel. Nothing in the magazine warn about the possible problem with LG cdrom drivers. It could be problematic have lot of people having their LG cdrom-drivers broken. At least a note about the danger should be put. :-( Mandrake should be more carefull with this, shouldn't it? I'm pretty sure the magazine didn't even bother to tell Mandrakesoft they'll distibute the 9.2... OK... I'm planning to include a slightly-less-than-single-ISO version of 9.2 plus the updates and an LG-proof kernel on the cover of an Australian magazine. It will be aimed at a single purpose: installing a secure, database-backed Mandrake Linux webserver/mailserver/gateway machine for developers to use either for real or as a staging area or an intranet server/testbed. What are the rules Mandrake would like me to follow? For example, if I include a PLF package or the NVidia/ATI drivers, what must I change? The distro's name? Licence terms? What can I do with the advertising screens? Are Mandrake happy for me to add extra images to the sequence, one to loudly remind the audience that this is not an official Mandrake distribution - it's been built for the magazine - one to advertise Linux contacts in Australia, and so on? What else? Cheers; Leon
Re: [Cooker] Want to do a magazine CD with 9.2 plus LG-proof kernel
On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 04:48, Pascal Terjan wrote: I'm pretty sure the magazine didn't even bother to tell Mandrakesoft they'll distibute the 9.2... OK... I'm planning to include a slightly-less-than-single-ISO version of 9.2 plus the updates and an LG-proof kernel on the cover of an Australian magazine. It will be aimed at a single purpose: installing a secure, database-backed Mandrake Linux webserver/mailserver/gateway machine for developers to use either for real or as a staging area or an intranet server/testbed. You might want to consider a live CD version ... (if it's prime purpose isn't for installation, but more for demo). What are the rules Mandrake would like me to follow? For example, if I include a PLF package or the NVidia/ATI drivers, what must I change? The distro's name? Licence terms? What can I do with the advertising screens? Are Mandrake happy for me to add extra images to the sequence, one to loudly remind the audience that this is not an official Mandrake distribution - it's been built for the magazine - one to advertise Linux contacts in Australia, and so on? You probably want to replace mandrake_theme at least. IMHO bootsplash-themes should have subpackages, which preferably provide mandrake_theme if they have the backgrounds and lilo splash screen. What else? Well, if we get an answer on this, can we get it on the Wiki. This really needs to be documented, considering Fedora is now a better option for this (all RH artwork removed, all fedora artwork in fedora* packages) Regards, Buchan
