On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 7:34 PM, Stefan Rinkes <stefan.rin...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > My name is Stefan Rinkes. I'm from munich in germany and I want to > introduce my OpenBSD-Project. > > In the last months several OpenBSD-Live-Projects have been founded. > And I really like them, but I always missed the option to install > directly from the LiveCD or usb-stick. >
cd46.iso or install46.iso is a LiveCD ;-) there is option to install directly to usb-stick http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq14.html#flashmemLive > About 9 months ago I started to combine the LiveCD and the installation > process. I named this project "GNOBSD", the combination of OpenBSD and > GNOME. After just 3 months I was able to publish "GNOBSD 4.5", the first > working OpenBSD Live/Install CD. > ? Gnome is in packages/ports so what's missing? > Since 2 weeks the new release "GNOBSD 4.6" is available. > It is based on the release version of OpenBSD 4.6 and can be downloaded > as DVD-Iso or image for usb-sticks. > > After burning the ISO-Image to a DVD or copying the image to an usb-stick, > you boot, test and if you like it, install it with the installation-wizard. > > The GNOBSD-installer is written in ruby and uses the gtk2-toolkit. > After the installation have been finished OpenBSD, the > window-manager GNOME and some useful packages, > e.g. firefox, are installed and ready to use. > You will misguide users a lot, because I think that most of the users of OpenBSD don't need GUI installer and users which will try your OS may think that it's somewhat easy as eg. Ubuntu because - hey, look at this nice GUI installer and then they expect GUI everywhere..... > The website is currently just available in german, I'm working on the english > version. But I would really appreciate if some of you download and test it. > > And of course, give feedback ;) > > Download-Links: http://gnobsd.sri-dev.de/index.php/Downloads > > Thanks in advance > > Stefan Rinkes > > Don't do PR of personal projects on mailing lists which are official for different projects ;-) Of course that you can do your own project based on OpenBSD, but take care with marketing.
