A special linux distribution for developing OLPC applications

[Asko Kauppi]

Once you do it, I could test in Virtual PC surroundings (both Virtual  
PC and Parallels).

But is a whole distribution really necessary?  As a multi-os  
developer, and an Ubuntu user, I would appreciate having a debian  
package (s.a. "sugar-dev") bring me all that's needed.  Have you  
considered that route, and why not choose it?

- Asko Kauppi


Bryan Berry kirjoitti 4.1.2007 kello 18.38:

>
> Hey guys, we are thinking of building a new linux distribution pre- 
> configured w/ all of the development tools for Sugar and Squeak.   
> The reason for this is that it is fairly complicated to set up  
> Sugar-jhbuild from scratch and download all the development tools  
> and documentation.  Complicating this picture, broadband isn't a  
> reality for most developers where we are (Nepal).  Building sugar- 
> jhbuild from scratch will take days across a 56K line.
>
> We have alot of talented open-source developers here in Nepal that  
> are very interested in contributing to OLPC.  We can't give  
> everyone of them an XO but at least we can help them started on  
> their existing hardware.  We envision that people all over the  
> world could use this distro for Sugar applications development.    
> We even would like to eventually build in tools for that non- 
> technical people, such as teachers, could use the distro to create  
> learning materials.
>
> We intend to hand out CDs of the distro at FOSS meetings and  
> computer science Departments.
>
> Does anyone know if a similar tool exists?  We would like to avoid  
> duplicating the efforts of others.
>
> Here is the basic description of what we have in mind
> http://wiki.olpcnepal.org/index.php?title=Make_A_Distro
>
> We intend to use Ubuntu 6.10 and subsequent Ubuntu releases.  We  
> don't want to get into the business of patch management.
>
> Let me know what you think.
>
> Tentatively we are thinking of calling it XO-Buntu (ZO-buntu) or  
> Saraswati after the Hindu goddess of knowledge
>
> Bryan Berry
> OLPC Nepal
> wiki.olpcnepal.org
>
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