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

Candidates (In order of preference):

dorrie 1 2 (Transliterated word, no specific spelling exists)
potpourri
almanac
composer
weaver
sanroor
renaissance

Suggest your own here

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

* Imported Comps into a mysql database.
* Ruby on Rails not a suitable framework, for unavalablity of a kickstart parser written in ruby.

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
* Image type: ISO, virt image, raw disk

Workflow

Follow the workflow followed by Anaconda/system-config-kickstart. Should deviate at specific points.

MileStone

First Cut

Expected to be out by end October.

Schedule

FAQ

Who is the primary target audience?

Folks creating Fedora Spins and Remixes

Similar Applications

http://www.sarathlakshman.info/2009/08/06/progress-with-pardusman-on-web/

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.

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