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*** Instructions for tools
*** Instructions for tools
*** How to "craft" this spin
*** How to "craft" this spin
*** What makes a compelling spin
*** requirements
*** official vs. unofficial
*** what's allowed (just Fedora?)
*** How to configure
** He's a motivated guy, and he wants to create a spin.
** He's a motivated guy, and he wants to create a spin.
** Maybe we should have a spin for spin developers. Hrmm...
** Maybe we should have a spin for spin developers. Hrmm...
* Sections on this page...
* Sections on this page...
** How to build -- back to the how to build section elsewhere
** How to build -- back to the how to build section elsewhere
In and out example --
* What Bob is putting in
** experience on creating spins and Fedora
** time
** FAS account
* (blank box)
* What Bob gets back
** ISO
** spin page
** personalized distro
** handout
** user base
** build tools
** approval of spin


== Interesting questions ==
== Interesting questions ==

Revision as of 15:43, 20 June 2008

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Archive of discussion
This is an archive of discussion of a Hackfest at FUDConF10.

What do we need?

  1. Black box
  2. Metadat
  3. Extensibility
  4. Seeding
  5. Adding new spins
  6. Metrics

Who?

  • tinkerer
  • live USBs
  • developers to build more spins
  • spin user
  • spin reviewer
  • potential spin builders

Tasks

  1. Get details on a spin
  2. Modify spin details
  3. Find spin you like
  4. Download spin
  5. Build spin
  6. add spin to site (unofficially)
  7. apply for official status
    • submit
    • review
    • pass/fail
  8. Review spins and approve
  9. Gardening/which are being updated?
  10. Voting/popularity
    • Find the "coolest" spins
    • Mozilla addons as a model
  11. Discontinue spins?
  12. View security vulnerabilities
  13. Download kickstart file and extra scripts that were submitted
  14. Spin diffing
  15. Howto for revisor
  16. "Make my Fedora this" -- one click install with metapackages and PackageKit
  17. "I use this spin" sticker to put on blog or what have you
  18. Advertise
  19. Based on Fedora and *only* Fedora?

Example users

Joe -- artist

  1. Read about spins
    • from blogs?
  2. Go to spins.fpo
  3. See popular spins, categories, and what a spin is
    1. What are all spins? (generally)
      • What do they do?
      • Why do I need it?
      • Why don't I just use plain Fedora?
      • How do I use it?
      • How do I download
      • Screencast/video
      • Live vs. installed
      • Link to directory
    2. Expanded view on individual spins
      • Comments
      • Digg-style voting
      • Karma++
      • What's in it
      • Link back to what a spin is and how to use

So...

  1. What does Joe need?
    • idea of what he wants
    • fedora system or USB key or blank disc
    • time it takes
  2. (blank box)
  3. What does Joe get?
    • Live image with instructions
    • 1-click to make your Fedora that spin (PackageKit)

So we want to search for spins by:

  • package
  • task
  • tag
  • "art"
  • pkgdb metadata
  • language
  • filtering out spins that won't work using Smolt profiles?

which leads to a huge list of spins. somehow we need to compare. use what is available in the list, such as architectures, live/install, what media it fits on, etc.

Then click spin, and we see

  • download this spin
  • "make my fedora this" (PackageKit)
    • smolt.
  • other suggested packages

Post-spin downloading

  • Installation instructions and stuff show up
  • Win/Mac/Lin download client or other instructions
  • Feedback plz!
  • Survey email after 1 week
  • Smolt profile with a tag that says what spin it is

Bob -- Fedora user/dev

"Bob thinks that he is the smartest person God ever created. Bob will create the spin to end all spins." -- Max Spevack

  • Go to spins.fpo
  • "Add a spin"
    • Login
    • "Spins are cool, make your own" banner
    • How to build
      • What tools?
      • Instructions for tools
      • How to "craft" this spin
      • What makes a compelling spin
      • requirements
      • official vs. unofficial
      • what's allowed (just Fedora?)
      • How to configure
    • He's a motivated guy, and he wants to create a spin.
    • Maybe we should have a spin for spin developers. Hrmm...
  • Sections on this page...
    • How to build -- back to the how to build section elsewhere

In and out example --

  • What Bob is putting in
    • experience on creating spins and Fedora
    • time
    • FAS account
  • (blank box)
  • What Bob gets back
    • ISO
    • spin page
    • personalized distro
    • handout
    • user base
    • build tools
    • approval of spin

Interesting questions

  1. Allow Adobe to create a spin?
    • If it uses all Fedora software, that works.
  2. Live spin or just an installer?
    • The main consensus is to allow both, and make sure we tell the end user on the spins page.