[LB-XO-LiveCD] RFC about the next XO-LiveCD release

[Sameer Verma]

wolfgang at rohrmoser-engineering.de wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am preparing the next XO-LiveCD, which is planed to be released in about 2 
> weeks. The main new features will be:
>  
>    * based on build 703  
>    * you can try out the new SUGAR design by booting a recent OLPC  
>      joyride version 
>    * more Xorg graphic drivers and improved X11 auto configuration
>    * a new script to write the Live-ISO image on USB boot devices
>    * bug fixes, updates and new activities
>    * linux kernel 2.6.24.4 with aufs filesystem
>
> I would like to ask the list for feedback/opinions regarding the following 
> questions:
>
>    * which activities should be preinstalled? The current list (see below) is
>      continuously tested by my two kids (8+13 years). Are there any
>      suggestions .. ??.
>
>    * technically it would be possible to replace the 
>      gnash player (8.0 r99) plugin by Adobe
>      Flash Player 9.  Adobe seems to have a suitable licence model to
>      distribute their player on CD's. ( http://www.adobe.com/licensing/ ). 
>      I already verified that this step would open the door to multimedia
>      content like youtube.com, tageschau.de, .... What's your opinion?
>
>   * to demonstrate OLPC collaboration we need to preconfigure an
>     ejabber server. Right now I use xochat.org. What are your suggestions?
>
>  
> wolfgang
>
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[snipped]

Here's a suggestion, but this is not necessarily for the live CD. Maybe
this can be a variant. The idea is to package a pre-configured LTSP
server (http://www.ltsp.org/) with the CD such as what EduKnoppix does.
http://media.lug-marl.de/doc/fsub-edu-knoppix/

The utility of such a live CD will be provide a live LTSP environment in
a classroom/lab setting and allow people to PXE boot into Sugar from the
thin client/desktop side. We currently have a dedicated LTSP setup for
Ubuntu, which allows us to run 32 desktop thin clients without any
installation. This proposed live CD would allow people to do the same,
but using a live CD on the server side. This way, schools that already
have labs can try Sugar in lab environments.

Sameer

-- 
Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Information Systems
San Francisco State University
San Francisco CA 94132 USA
http://verma.sfsu.edu/
http://opensource.sfsu.edu/