We need some experienced helpers and testers, so if you are interested, please join in here! If you know how to make debian packages (or where to find them), provide some hints where to get the stuff not yet installed.
This is the master todo list for PythonCd.
Current package list: PythonCdRawPackageList
Software
adapted my scripts for automizing remastering process. - removed stuff not needed from KNOPPIX
- installed a ton of python packages that I found in debian
- make wiki running, glue other docs - main page for live CD wiki is PythonCd
- VPython
Graphics and Fun stuff
- images and logos
pythonic background image, see http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/pyBiblio/images/ - snake.png - thanks to Paul Carduner
- needs to get 1024x768, so that snake is aligned top right (bsetbg command cant align top right)
lilo boot image - maybe derived from http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/py4fun/ ?
- logo for top left of local moinmoin wiki
that "introducing python" mpeg (250MB) is much too big to fit on the PythonCd (on a DVD, it would fit, of course
- does anybody have a smaller version with acceptable quality? target should be 25..100MB. KevinAltis made a smaller version of the movie, but it is Quicktime, so that wouldn't work.
http://www.python.org/other/python.mov - tried it, but using xine or vlc, I only get video, but no audio 8( vlc seemed to have less problems, xine sometimes didnt work.
Hosting / Mirrors for ISO image distribution
We need some server to distribute this, anybody sponsoring space and bandwidth? Possibilities:
- starship.python.net (acceptable use?)
- python.org ("when it is ready").
- Also, we could create a bittorrent file for the ISO image to ease server bandwidth. And find some CD pressing service that lets people purchase a copy of the CD by mail for only a few bucks.
- for bittorrent we need a tracker AFAIK, starship.python.net maybe?
- then, the people taking part in development could keep just their torrent client running
- contacted:
- Uni Erlangen - positive response!
- Uni Stuttgart - will maybe mirror from Uni Erlangen
ToDo: maybe somebody else could contact some University in the US/Canada? Just check if it is possible to host the ISO there. Until now we have no url to mirror...
Unsorted / Todo from EducationalCd
["Zope"] and [http://zope.org/Wikis/ZODB/FrontPage/ ZODB]
- requires a zope geek or it rather won't be done
PythonApplications (written in Python)
GuidovanRobot (GvRobot)
WorkforceConnections (courseware through a web interface.)
- Chandler
- Shtoom
QuantLib (http://quantlib.sourceforge.net/) - does this make sense on a bootable CD?
- PyAC # album creator
- ["PyGE"] (maybe rather wait until it is easier to handle)
There are some ready to go apps like
- library automation
- Plone based school setup
that may show something good out of the box. -- MikeRovner DateTime(2004-04-09T18:59:28Z)
TODO: move to PythonCdPackages after installing on CD master (see comment at bottom of that page)