CDCustomizer

Michael Anckaert michael.anckaert at scarlet.be
Tue Mar 29 01:41:31 CST 2005


Op vr, 25-03-2005 te 19:44 -0500, schreef John Richard Moser:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
> 
> 
> 
> Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 07:13:30PM -0500, John Richard Moser wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>With all these LiveCDs, a CD customizer to make your own would be
> >>awesome.  Customizing a LiveCD is a daunting task
> > 
> > 
> > Not really; basic command-line skills are enough:
> > 
> > http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/LiveCDCustomizationHowTo
> > 
> 
> Seen it, done it.
> 
> My mom wouldn't be able to do it; and I'm lazy, I don't WANT to do it,
> even though I can.
> 
> I could probably call this a "productivity enhancement," but how
> productive is customizing livecds anyway?  Maybe if you count being a
> ricer as "productive" . . . .
> 
> > This will become easier in the future, but for now, it's actually quite
> > straightforward.  The instructions should be revised to include an optional
> > step to make a complete fresh copy of the filesystem to avoid losing space
> > due to freed filesystem blocks, but otherwise it works well.
> > 
I don't mind you being lazy, not at all. But I don't like to see folks
go somewhere and yell: "I want this and that and that! Build it for
me!!!"
You have a great idea, so why don't you start working on it? 
-- 
With kind regards,
Michael Anckaert
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 189 bytes
Desc: This is a digitally signed message part
Url : http://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/attachments/20050329/5d322900/attachment.pgp


More information about the ubuntu-devel mailing list