Re: [libreoffice-projects] North American DVD project - as it stands now

On 03/30/2011 07:30 AM, Paulo de Souza Lima wrote:
> 2011/3/30 Jeff Chimene<jchimene@gmail.com>
>
> > Hi Paulo:
> >
> > Pretty good for a quick hack!
> >
> > I can suggest a few changes:
> >
> >    1. Use grep -i instead of grep -o
> >     DIST=$(grep -i fedora<<<  "$ID1")
> >    2. I'd make is to force $DIST to lowercase and check against "mandriva"
> >    or "debian".
> >    DIST=`echo $DIST | tr A-Z a-z`
> >    That way, you'll drop a few extraneous tests.
> >    3. Ensure the script is run as root
> >
> >
> > http://serverfault.com/questions/37829/bash-scripting-require-script-to-be-run-as-root-or-with-sudo
> Many thanks for your help, Jeff. I'm gonna make the changes and test it
> asap.
>
> Another sugestion I've just received is: Instead of making an entire DVD ISO
> with many packages users won't need, and make users donwload it (at least
> 1.8GB, in our case, 4 GB in north-america's DVD, I guess), a friend has
> asked me to make just an script. That script could detect the same things,
> download the necessary packages (about 250MB, or less) and install them
> and/or built a DVD specific for that user.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Gonna keep you all aware.
Sorry to jump in like this but I can answer that for you.
I am Tim L. who started the project several months ago before Drew got 
me working on this bigger project concept.

The real reason for starting the DVD project was to give people a choice 
on how to get a copy of LibreOffice.  Many people I know do not have 
broadband access to the Internet.  It would take them all night to 
download the Windows install file[s], so I started years ago to burn 
DVDs of OpenOffice and other free software I got them to use.  I keep 
giving them the updates every four to six months.  Now that LibreOffice 
is out, I am switching them to it.

The current Windows "draft" DVD is about 1.6 GB with all the content 
included.  One thing we differ from the LibreOffice-Box people's DVD is 
that we have content.  Their all platform DVD is about 2 GB the last 
time I looked at it.  Our all platform DVD is about 3.3 GB right now.  
We have about 1 GB of content, like documentation, dictionaries, 
template samples, artwork, and other stuff not a part of 
LibreOffice-Box's DVD.

My feeling is, if you make a DVD for them to use, why not fill it with 
all the things they might use.  The DVDs I make for local use is stuffed 
full with things that could be listed in the Extras page.  Most of the 
time I stuff the DVD to the point there is no more room left on it.

For a DVD you have to download the ISO file for, that could be a problem 
for some people.  So you can download a 3.3 GB all platform version, 
then later you will have the option of a Windows only version [1.6 GB at 
this time] so you do not need to download the platform files you cannot 
use.  There was "talk" on some list about is we have a Windows only DVD, 
why not have a Linux version as well.  Well since Windows is the 
platform that at least two-thirds of the people use, Windows-only seemed 
like a good idea.

Hopefully soon, when the DVD is "published", we will have some places 
where people can buy a pre-made DVD.  This way all those people who do 
not have broadband, or who would rather have one made for them, will 
have places to order the DVD.  OpenOffice.org use to have many place 
where you could order a DVD for their package.  The "new" Oracle OOo web 
site seems to make it hard to find that list.  When you do, it seems 
that there are very few people selling OOo CD/DVDs anymore.  It is still 
a great idea.

I know a few business management people who would never use a great 
software package if they had to download it from the Internet.  Yet, if 
you have a place to order a CD/DVD or they are given a professional one, 
they would be happy to try it.


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