[SoaS] Suggestion:The SugarClone script needs to generate an.iso file of a SugarClone customized USB

[Frederick Grose]

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Subject: Suggestion:The SugarClone script needs to generate an.iso file of a
SugarClone customized USB
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From: *Thomas C Gilliard* <satellit at bendbroadband.com>
Date: Sun, May 2, 2010 at 8:40 AM
To: Frederick Grose <fgrose at gmail.com>
Cc: Mel Chua <mel at melchua.com>


Suggestions to consider:

If the, easy to use, SugarClone script could somehow generate an.iso file of
a Master customized USB, we would have a great method for generation of
 Mirabelle Spins. The .iso format would then allow easy and cheap
distribution.
New persistent sticks could be created from them via liveusb-creator or the
livecd-iso-to-disk script. (I know we are looking for a "dead easy" way to
do this)

This would negate need for the use of kickstart files, revisor and other
such tools and make it very easy for a deployment or a teacher at a school
to make multiple copies of the customized live usb soas sticks for their
use.

Maybe also generate a difference file and include it on the .iso to reflect
all changes from a stock .iso.? (This would be nice for troubleshooting and
support)

I do not know if this is possible to do.

Tom Gilliard
satellit

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From: *Mel Chua* <mel at melchua.com>
Date: Sun, May 2, 2010 at 9:22 AM
To: Thomas C Gilliard <satellit at bendbroadband.com>
Cc: Frederick Grose <fgrose at gmail.com>


What this would essentially do is remove the "view source" functionality for
remixing the sticks themselves, since kickstart files are how we make the
package (and therefore the Activity) selections on the SoaS images remixable
for large deployments *and* easily shareable between deployments (swapping
kickstart files and looking for diffs in text is much easier for a
deployment support staffer to do than swapping .isos and looking for binary
diffs).

So I don't think this is a practical design to aim for, since we already
make and distribute .iso files, and provide instructions others can follow
to remix their own from the documentation and sources we hve provided.

--Mel
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