Author: bdubbs
Date: 2010-03-08 14:25:07 -0700 (Mon, 08 Mar 2010)
New Revision: 1065
Modified:
html/trunk/livecd/index.html
Log:
Add a note that the packages and the book on the LiveCD are
far out of date.
Modified: html/trunk/livecd/index.html
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--- html/trunk/livecd/index.html 2010-03-05 21:48:07 UTC (rev 1064)
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- <h1>What is the LFS LiveCD?</h1>
- <p>A LiveCD is a CD that is able to boot your system into a 'live',
working
- operating system, independent of anything on your hard drive. It's a
little
- different than an installation CD, which boots your system into a
program that
- will guide you through the installation of some system onto your hard
drive.
- With a LiveCD, you have an entire system contained on the CD and with
that, the freedom
- to do nearly anything that a system installed on your hard drive
can.</p>
- <!-- FIXME: the fact that LFS LiveCD is not a "perfect" Linux system is a
bug. -->
- <p>The LFS LiveCD is geared specifically toward providing a reliable host
system for
- the purpose of building <a href="/lfs/index.html">Linux From
Scratch</a>.
- Therefore, it may not be what you would envision as a "perfect" Linux
system. It should,
- however, provide you with a comfortable enough environment so that you
can, in turn,
- build your own "perfect" system.
- </p>
- <p>For a more detailed description of the current version of the LiveCD
read the
- <a href="/livecd/documentation.html">documentation</a>.</p>
+
+ <div style="margin: 10px;background-color:#ddd">
+ <b>Note:</b> The LiveCD is no longert being maintained. The CD
+ still works well for many purposes, including as a vehicle to
+ build LFS. The packages and the rendered LFS book on the CD are
+ quite out of date. To use the CD to build LFS, download the book
+ and all packages from one of the mirrors.
+ </div>
+
+ <h1>What is the LFS LiveCD?</h1>
+
+ <p>A LiveCD is a CD that is able to boot your system into a 'live',
+ working operating system, independent of anything on your hard drive. It's
+ a little different than an installation CD, which boots your system into a
+ program that will guide you through the installation of some system onto
+ your hard drive. With a LiveCD, you have an entire system contained on
+ the CD and with that, the freedom to do nearly anything that a system
+ installed on your hard drive can.</p> <!-- FIXME: the fact that LFS LiveCD
+ is not a "perfect" Linux system is a bug. -->
+
+ <p>The LFS LiveCD is geared specifically toward providing a reliable host
+ system for the purpose of building <a href="/lfs/index.html">Linux From
+ Scratch</a>. Therefore, it may not be what you would envision as a
+ "perfect" Linux system. It should, however, provide you with a comfortable
+ enough environment so that you can, in turn, build your own "perfect"
+ system. </p>
+
+ <p>For a more detailed description of the current version of the LiveCD
+ read the <a href="/livecd/documentation.html">documentation</a>.</p>
+
<h2>Why would I want to use the LFS LiveCD?</h2>
- <p><em>It provides a known good host for building LFS</em><br />
- At times, Linux distros are built in such a way that make it difficult
to successfully
- build LFS using that distro as a host. Their releases may even contain
bugs that are really
- only exposed with heavy compiling, as is done when building LFS. The
LiveCD has been tested
- thoroughly and is known to successfully build the current version of
LFS without deviation.
- </p>
- <p><em>Removes the LFS prerequisite of having a Linux distro installed on
your system</em><br />
- To build LFS, you need to have a host Linux system with development
tools. In this case, the
- LiveCD <i>is</i> the host system. This allows you to build LFS onto a
completely blank machine,
- if you so desire.
- </p>
- <p><em>Doubles as a rescue CD</em><br />
- Having a LiveCD close at hand can be a life saver if your system breaks
or suddenly refuses
- to boot. You can boot the CD, fix the error on your local system,
reboot, and voila!
- </p>
- <p><em>Includes all sources and the LFS Book</em><br />
- This spares you from having to download all the packages individually,
which can be quite
- time consuming. It also removes the need for a working internet
connection.</p>
+ <p><em>It provides a known good host for building LFS</em><br /> At times,
+ Linux distros are built in such a way that make it difficult to
+ successfully build LFS using that distro as a host. Their releases may
+ even contain bugs that are really only exposed with heavy compiling, as is
+ done when building LFS. The LiveCD has been tested thoroughly and is known
+ to successfully build the current version of LFS without deviation. </p>
+
+ <p><em>Removes the LFS prerequisite of having a Linux distro installed on
+ your system</em><br /> To build LFS, you need to have a host Linux system
+ with development tools. In this case, the LiveCD <i>is</i> the host
+ system. This allows you to build LFS onto a completely blank machine, if
+ you so desire. </p>
+
+ <p><em>Doubles as a rescue CD</em><br /> Having a LiveCD close at hand can
+ be a life saver if your system breaks or suddenly refuses to boot. You can
+ boot the CD, fix the error on your local system, reboot, and voila! </p>
+
+ <p><em>Includes all sources and the LFS Book</em><br /> This spares you
+ from having to download all the packages individually, which can be quite
+ time consuming. It also removes the need for a working internet
+ connection.</p>
+
<h2>Who's who:</h2>
<ul>
- <li>Project Leader/Maintainer: Jeremy Huntwork</li>
- <li>Maintainer/i18n: Alexander Patrakov</li>
- <li>Maintainer: Thomas Pegg</li>
- <!--<li>Maintainer: Andrew Sanch</li>-->
+ <li>Project Leader/Maintainer: Jeremy Huntwork</li>
+ <li>Maintainer/i18n: Alexander Patrakov</li>
+ <li>Maintainer: Thomas Pegg</li>
+ <!--<li>Maintainer: Andrew Sanch</li>-->
</ul>
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