myDSL Extensions (deprecated) :: MyDSL Maker

Fordi -

This is a really slick idea. Really nice work. I gave it a shot myself and it appeared to work just fine.

Chris

Changes:
Packages now sorted by type of application (apps/net/multimedia/etc).

Fixed bug causing truncated ISOs (when I'd run the cleaner during another person's download)

Added some more documentation for people less accustomed to the linuxie world.

Streamlined the package enumerator a bit more. eeked about 20% out of it (there's at the start of execution, there's still about a 40% CPU use spike for 0.025 seconds. Once mkisofs starts it's only about 0.5%)

Future plans:
Add ability to customize isolinux.cfg (to start in fb800x600 for embedded USB use, for example)

Add ability to include automatic mail setup for sylpheed This, of course, requires personal data to be transmitted as cleartext to someone you don't know if you can trust. I can probably make it so that the password is optional (have sylpheed prompt you for it), as that's what I'd prefer in my linux anyways.

Add ability to build a 1-click desktop shortcut for the RDP connection of your choice (for when DSL just isn't enough, and you need your work computer).

Any other suggestions?

Changes in v0.3b:
-Further streamlined the page maker
-Added conditional code to the ISO maker (stuff that the page maker needed, but the ISO did not)
-Added page-generated-in timestamp to page maker
-Added ISO-source-generated-in timestamp to index.html generator
-Added Ram/Ram-recommended/estimated-ISO size calulator via javascript

Wow!

This approach to iso creation is too cool for words.

One question:

Does this web app dynamically rebuild the myDSL extension choices when new ones are added to the official DSL repository by ke4nt1?

If so, this would be a nice "set it and forget it" addition to the main DSL website.

Either way, nice job.

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