Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:16:18 +0200 From: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> To: Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com> Cc: Ed Schouten <ed@80386.nl>, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A simple and hopefully usable FreeBSD live CD Message-ID: <201008240016.o7O0GIn2007299@fire.js.berklix.net> In-Reply-To: Your message "Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:19:25 MDT." <AANLkTikG8SsSarAG3KY0SV76Y-nn3mj7V8eU09i74POv@mail.gmail.com>
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From: Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com>
> I have, for longer than I can count, create my own livecds because the media
> that's produced have a shortcoming for some reason or other.
I automated my own build from sources (not .iso) of combined install
+ live CDROMs, a frighteningly long time ago:
My top Makefile:
-rw-r--r-- 1 jhs staff 128333 Apr 30 2004 Makefile
The oldest custom printed bootable CDROM in my disc wallet is labelled:
18 Aug 2001, FreeBSD-4.3; The newest is 2003.09.14, FreeBSD-4.8.
Back then it was novel. FreeBSD did similar later. I kept quiet
at the time while negotiating with DrDobbs magazine & 1 or 2
others, to try to get a FreeBSD CD issued with a magazine issue.
Negotiations slowly fizzled out, & I never got round to releasing it.
Just archeological interest now, that Makefile, The cdrom.ps
labels still format OK from the groff sources, 7 years on :-)
Cheers,
Julian
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