New image development!
06/25/2011
This week some of the Open1to1 developers got together to begin the process of creating a new image for the 2011-2012 school year deployment. One major development is to make a live DVD for folks to use as the initial install image which you can then modify prior to using the USB imaging solution to create your own image for deployment. You'll also be able to use the live DVD in many other scenarios ranging from the classroom computers to student use at home. You'll also be able to use it for training and demo purposes! I'm hoping to be able to create a bootable live USB image as well as a VM for folks to use as well. Since the live DVD is also an .iso file which can pine used as an installer, the VM part will be easy. I suspect the live USB will also be quite easy. The image looks like it will be pretty straightforward, however I am struggling a little with the new Unity desktop interface in that it is not very customizable. I may opt to install the former netbook interface (there are new packages for Ubuntu 11.04) and default on that while leaving the choice for folks to choose the Unity interface if they prefer. I'm also planning to set up the regular Gnome desktop as well and offer that as a choice for those who use larger laptops and would prefer a more traditional desktop environment. I hope to have much of the image done for a show and tell at FOSSed 2011 next week.
David Trask
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