[Sugar-devel] easier installation of soas

[Sean DALY]

Eben - FYI I am pricing the first run of 100 Sugar Labs branded USB
sticks now, if you have a moment please look at:

http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/marketing/2009-February/000341.html
http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/marketing/2009-February/000363.html

thanks

Sean


On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 7:58 PM, Eben Eliason <eben at laptop.org> wrote:
> As I understand it, this cannot be so simple because it needs to be a
> bootable image, and not just a set of files.  I'd also suspect there's
> partitioning being done (not sure) so that user data can still be
> stored on it as well.
>
> An alternative proposal (if Sugar Labs is willing to assume the
> overhead involved) is to offer "Sugarsticks" at cost to those who want
> them.  We could even brand them with the sugar logo, perhaps, in its
> variety of colors.  Reducing the barrier to entry like this would make
> it really easy for people to try, and "commercializing" like this
> gives the project a certain credibility; a realness.
>
> In a way, we could give kids an attachment to their "Sugarstick"
> similar to that of kids to their XOs.
>
> - Eben
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 12:27 PM, Tomeu Vizoso <tomeu at sugarlabs.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm wondering if it may be possible to lower further the barrier for
>> the less technical users that want to download sugar on a stick.
>>
>> Maybe we could offer a .zip for download that can be expanded on a
>> bootable usb stick and just work?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Tomeu
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