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      6 	<META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="StarOffice 8  (Solaris x86)">
      7 	<META NAME="AUTHOR" CONTENT="Jean McCormack">
      8 	<META NAME="CREATED" CONTENT="20071112;9300300">
      9 	<META NAME="CHANGEDBY" CONTENT="Karen Tung">
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     19 <P ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><FONT SIZE=4>Distribution
     20 Constructor Requirements Doc</FONT></P>
     21 <P ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><FONT SIZE=4>(Spring 2008
     22 release)</FONT></P>
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     25 <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><U><B>Main Goal:</B></U></P>
     26 <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">To create a usable Solaris
     27 distribution.</P>
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     29 </P>
     30 <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><B><U>Requirements</U></B>:</P>
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     32 	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Will accept a manifest file
     33 	containing content and configuration information as input.</P>
     34 	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Will create x86 distributions</P>
     35 	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Will have the ability to create 32
     36 	and/or 64 bit distributions</P>
     37 	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Will provide the mechanisms and
     38 	interfaces necessary for users to create their own customized image
     39 	specific plugins</P>
     40 	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Will provide the plugins to create
     41 	x86 based slim live CD and usb distributions.</P>
     42 	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Will share code with the installer
     43 	where possible</P>
     44 	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Will provide a mechanism to
     45 	specify the default locale of the distribution (pending
     46 	investigation)</P>
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     50 <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><U><B>Desirables:</B></U></P>
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     52 	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">GUI 
     53 	</P>
     54 	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Provide some predefined &ldquo;useful&rdquo;
     55 	manifests 
     56 	</P>
     57 	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Create an area on the web anyone
     58 	can place useful manifests and images.</P>
     59 	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Creation of an easy to use debug
     60 	environment for the distribution</P>
     61 	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">&ldquo;safe&rdquo; environment</P>
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     64 </P>
     65 <P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in"><U><B>Non-Requirements:</B></U></P>
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     67 	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Will not create sparc
     68 	distributions</P>
     69 	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Will not support custom branding</P>
     70 	<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0in">Will not support any packaging
     71 	system other than IPS.</P>
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