Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:25:14 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <matthew@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Build a Distro using FreeBSD? Message-ID: <50AE7C1A.4080504@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20121122182014.228740@gmx.com> References: <20121122182014.228740@gmx.com>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigB3A01BC98DEFF258F105E803 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 22/11/2012 18:20, Ron Blake wrote: > I wanna make a distro but linux is too buggy for me so i thought > about FreeBSD how do i go about building my own distro? Also are we > allowed to make custom distros using FreeBSD please get back to me > with info on building a custom distro using FreeBSD thanks. Sure, you can make your own 'distro' based on FreeBSD if you want, and distribute it under whatever terms you like. The BSD license is very liberal in this regard: more so than the GPL even. However, a 'distro' is a Linux concept that doesn't really apply very well to FreeBSD. We have a base system incorporating kernel, system libraries and all essential applications already: there's no need to gather all those things together to distribute to end users. There are disto-like things in BSD-land: PC-BSD and pfsense are a couple of interesting examples. These are essentially FreeBSD plus various additional software packages tuned for specific purposes (desktop usage in the case of PC-BSD, firewalls for pfsense) and it's this sort of value-added system built on top of the basic FreeBSD OS that is most likely to be successful as a distribution. If you still want to create your own distro, start by learning how to make your own customized install media. See the release(7) man page for starters, but you'll have to put some work in to come up anything significantly above and beyond the standard base system. It's not something you can just sling together in an afternoon... Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey --------------enigB3A01BC98DEFF258F105E803 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.16 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEUEARECAAYFAlCufBsACgkQ8Mjk52CukIxDZQCdEmtltyDEVFlFbYJqQpDkMfCU LcMAlR75+FyTm0B6t9EznnIXJAFodwM= =RDOT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigB3A01BC98DEFF258F105E803--
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