Remixes Web Interface

Introduction
The web interface is targeted towards people creating Fedora Spins and Remixes. It will use the existing tools like livecd-creator and pungi to create the actual images. Initial target is just live images. It will be a 100% free and open source web application.

Name of the application
dorrie 1 2 (Transliterated word, no specific spelling exists)

What's happening
August 16, 2009: Rahul Sundaram suggested it. Shreyank Gupta is implementing it as a Django application.

Mockups
We need help with someone from the design team to draw mockups

https://fedorahosted.org/design-team/ticket/67#preview

Current Status
* Name, select template Kiskstart file. * Select Language, Timezone. Defaults to the vaules from the base template. * Select package groups. Defaults values from base template. * Select individual packages. Selection stored in Database. * Build and Downlaod custom Kickstart file. * Build and Downlaod custom LiveCD ISO image.

Features Planned
* Distribution name * Live or Install image. Initially support will be only added for Live image * Select template (kickstart files from spin-kickstart package) * Select groups (inherited from comps) and individual packages * Default language, other languages to include * Default wallpaper * Hostname * Default username * root password, user password * home directory content * Custom Packages * Custom Repositories * Image type: ISO, virt image, raw disk * User Management via FAS integration. * Search Packages. * Live dry-run.

Existing Workflow
1 name of image - will be used as the name of the kickstart file, filesystem label and image name 2 select template - based on kickstart files from spin-kickstart package 3 select package groups, individual packages - derived from comps and with the ability to search as well 4 language, timezone - Default is English and US - E 5 generate image with progress bar 6 download image and kickstart file

First Cut
Expected to be out by end January.

Get the code
The project is hosted at https://fedorahosted.org/dorrie/

Download the source from git:

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FAQ

 * Who is the primary target audience?

Folks creating Fedora Spins and Remixes

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 * http://susestudio.com/. Articles about it at http://lwn.net/Articles/346447/ and http://arstechnica.com/open-source/reviews/2009/07/hands-on-linux-appliances-made-easy-with-suse-studio.ars.