Re: Migration to free

[Bruno Coudoin]

Le lun 13/05/2002 à 13:58, Hilaire Fernandes a écrit :
> 
> > 3)H.F. is right that DemoLinux is not a tool for daily use. It is a 
> > demonstration tool that allows a newcomer to see what free apps are 
> > available 
> > on GNU/Linux. As such it is useful for publicity, but does not deliver the 
> > speed of an installed system. eg to run Open Office, DemoLinux requires a 
> > P3 or 
> > better, where as a P1 can run Open Office if Debian Potato is correctly 
> > installed.
> > 
> > 4)The Seul case studies list is useful, but mixing free and non-free 
> > projects 
> > causes confusion. Would the Offset team have time to get include all the 
> > 100% 
> > free projects from the Seul case studies in a free software case studies 
> > list?
> 
> Indeed the point 3) and 4) you are talking about are related.
> DemoLinux may became very attracting as soon as it will include a set of
> package interesting for the education. What we have done at Ofset is to
> create a catalogue of such free software then when available we point at
> the Debian package when it exists. For example, the following entry of
> the catalog reference Chemtool
> (http://www.ofset.org/freeduc/view.php?softwareID=29) When we expand
> the  version number we got full information about its pedagogic interest
> (very subjective for sure) and the information about the existing Debian
> package
> (http://www.ofset.org/freeduc/view.php?softwareID=29&versionID=68).
> 
> As DemoLinux is Debian based, I do not know how hard it will be to build
> an additional CD to the DemoLinux (kind of edu application CD).
> Do you have any idea about that ?
> 
> 
> Hilaire
> 
> 
My understanding is that since demolinux is an OS on cdrom with no
installation, you need to keep the cd in the tray or you loose your os
:(

Thus you cannot do an additional CD. You have to build a specific demo
linux + edu app instead.

Bruno.