On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 9:27 AM, mhampton <hampto...@gmail.com> wrote: > > It looks like the license forbids redistribution of vmware player, so > I won't include that. I am making a few dvds on my machine as backup, > hopefully Mike Hansen is burning more to mail to David Joyner. I > encourage anyone else going to the joint meetings to make a few dvds > in advance if you have time.
Is there an ISO somewhere? Or a directory that one can wget? I'm not going to be at the meeting, but anybody who wants to make a few dvds as you suggest would at least need an ISO or directory in order to get going. -- William > > On Dec 11 2008, 3:55 am, Robert Bradshaw > <rober...@math.washington.edu> wrote: >> On Dec 10, 2008, at 11:29 AM,mhamptonwrote: >> >> > I have been thinking about the booth at the joint meetings, and what >> > sort of merchandise we should have/give away/sell. I think the top >> > priority is to have dvds on hand so that people can easily install and >> > try out sage. >> >> I agree. >> >> > So I am wondering what should be on advd. I helped burn some last >> > year but I didn't keep the image around. I am thinking it should >> > have: >> >> > 1) binaries for macs and linux - is it worth having ppc binaries? >> > 2) source code >> > 3) vmware player - is that OK to include legally? >> > 4) vmware image >> > 5) Extra documentation - ? I.e. python documentation or sage-related >> > math texts. >> >> Here's what I do >> >> #!/bin/bash >> >> DIST='3.1.4' >> SAGE_WWW='/home2/sage/www-files' >> >> # Why can't do -x $SAGE_WWW/bin/*/*/older ? >> >> mkisofs -v -o /lacie/home/robertwb/iso/sage-$DIST.iso -R -J -V SAGE - >> graft-points \ >> -x $SAGE_WWW/bin/linux/itanium \ >> -x $SAGE_WWW/bin/linux/atom \ >> -x $SAGE_WWW/bin/linux/32bit/older \ >> -x $SAGE_WWW/bin/linux/64bit/older \ >> -x $SAGE_WWW/bin/apple_osx/intel/older \ >> -x $SAGE_WWW/bin/apple_osx/powerpc/older \ >> -x $SAGE_WWW/bin/linux/64bit/sage-3.1.2-debian-x86_64-intel-x86_64- >> Linux.tar.gz \ >> -x $SAGE_WWW/bin/linux/64bit/sage-3.1.2-ubuntu-6.06.2LTS-x86_64- >> x86_64-Linux.tar.gz \ >> -x $SAGE_WWW/bin/linux/64bit/sage-3.1.2-ubuntu-64bit-opteron- >> x86_64-Linux.tar.gz \ >> -x $SAGE_WWW/bin/linux/64bit/sage-3.1.4-ARCHLinux-IntelXeon-64bit- >> x86_64-Linux.tar.gz \ >> -x $SAGE_WWW/bin/linux/64bit/sage-3.1.4-SLES10-ia64-Linux.tar.gz \ >> -x $SAGE_WWW/bin/linux/64bit/sage-3.1.4-RHEL5-ia64-Linux.tar.gz \ >> -x $SAGE_WWW/bin/linux/64bit/sage-3.1.4-rhel5-32bitIntelXeon-i686- >> Linux.tar.gz \ >> documentation/html=$SAGE_WWW/doc/html/ \ >> documentation/pdf=$SAGE_WWW/doc/paper-letter/ \ >> documentation/overview=$SAGE_WWW/doc/overviews/ \ >> source/README.txt=$SAGE_WWW/src/README.txt \ >> source/changelog.txt=$SAGE_WWW/src/changelog.txt \ >> source/sage-$DIST.tar=$SAGE_WWW/src/sage-$DIST.tar \ >> binaries=$SAGE_WWW/bin \ >> README.txt \ >> >> (Yes, I need to update theDVDto 3.2.1.) I'd be happy to give you/ >> point you to the ISO. I've found there's not enough room on theDVD >> for all the binaries we build, but throwing vmware player on there >> might be a good idea. Also, I'm up for suggestions on what else to >> include. >> >> CreateSpace looks cheaper per disk, but I can't figure out how to >> distribute data DVDs through them (short of sending them aDVD, then >> paying for a proof, for every revision). Lulu lets you upload the iso >> directly. >> >> > I am planning on printing off some tutorials and Sage Constructions, >> > maybe a couple of programming guides but not the reference manual >> > (that was impressive last time but might not be worth the cost). >> >> If we still have it around, it might be good to have it at the booth. >> >> > Is there any reason to wait for sage-3.3 to do this? Otherwise, to >> > make >> > sure they are made on time I would like to do it this weekend. >> >> I think it will be up to date enough. >> >> > I am also thinking of making some Sage mugs and tee-shirts on >> > cafepress or some other similar website. Then I will order a small >> > number of these as prizes for a lottery drawing or simple contest. We >> > can keep some examples at the booth and anyone who wants one can order >> > their own online. I will post again soliciting designs. >> >> Sounds like a good idea. >> >> > I thought it might also be nice to make Sage business cards, that list >> > the main page URL, the google-groups addresses, the IRC channel, the >> > lulu.com documentation link, and the mug & t-shirt cafepress links. >> >> +1. I think just having business cards with all the info will be a >> good idea. Also, it might be good to take down people's email >> addresses and email them the link to the sage site (just once). The >> ideal is to get them to install and use it right there, but short of >> that the question is how will people remember to go and check it out >> after the conference gets over. I wonder if serving everything up on >> a small wireless network right there at the booth would be an easy >> way for people to get it onto their computers (assuming they have >> laptops right there). >> >> - Robert > > > -- William Stein Associate Professor of Mathematics University of Washington http://wstein.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sage-devel-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
