FreeLists / openbeos / [openbeos] Re: Haiku distro guidelines [was: Haiku Vmware Build Environment]

["Karl vom Dorff" <karl@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 4:46 PM, Jorge G. Mare <koki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tue, 2008-04-15 at 16:25 -0400, Karl vom Dorff wrote:
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> >         We might want to add code to AboutSystem to first read a
> >         DISTRO:COPYRIGHTS resource and prepend that to the text in the
> >         source
> >         code
> >         That would allow one to create his distro without changing the
> >         source
> >         code but just using the AddResources rule in a jamfile.
> >
> > Yes, it would be cool if there would be an easy way to adjust those
> > three things in 'AboutSystem' (and write some instructions on Haiku's
> > site):
> >
> > 1) the green 'Haiku'
> > 2) the copyright info
> > 3) the weblink...
> >
> > While we're on the topic, the bootscreen logo also requires adjusting
> > the source code... so #4.. hehe.
> >
> > Those are four things that would definitely distance Haiku from
> > distros. Maybe I should create a ticket?
>
> I think many here are missing a fundamental point, which is that we
> don't encourage distros, particularly at this stage where Haiku is still
> pre-alpha.
>
> >From the POV of the Haiku project, we always prefer collaboration within
> the project. Of course this is open source, so everyone is free to do
> what they want, as long as they comply with the licenses, trademarks,
> copyrights, etc.. If you were doing what you do for Haikuware within
> the project, then things would be different. But you choose to go your
> own way, which is fine, but then third party rules apply.
>
> In line with the above thoughts, I personally we should not spend any
> time writing "Create your Haiku distro" how to, or changing the build
> system to support creating distros. Othwerwise, you would be simply
> facilitating the "linuxification" of Haiku in the form of distro hell.


btw, I hardly see the latest image I made as a distro. It has nothing to do
with Haikuware actually. The default homepage for Firefox is the BeBook,
there's an IRC icon right on the desktop to connect to Haiku's channel for
dev help, and rather than download 1.5gb of files and spend hours setting up
a build env. you can spend 5 min downloading a pre-built image with sources
worth 125mb.

I don't really want to go about it my own way as someone put it here,
perhaps Haiku can adjust the image and put it on their website, it doesn't
make a difference to me.

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> Cheers,
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> Koki
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Karl vom Dorff
B.Sc (Hons) Biology, (German minor)

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