Feedback wanted: Fedora Formulas

[Brendan Jones]

On 01/09/2013 01:27 PM, Ian Malone wrote:
> On 9 January 2013 12:23, Ian Malone <ibmalone at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>> Down-sides, there'd no longer be a live-cd/dvd as a 'demo' system. You
>> could only try out the formula on an installed system. It looks though
>> like people are already suggesting overlaying a formula somehow to
>> create traditional live images (presumably still with the advantages
>> of being able to tweak configuration).
>>
>
> P.S. that downside also may translate to more difficult testing and
> development. With spin development I've been able to make a live cd
> and then run it live or run it live/install it within a VM. With a
> formula you have to have an already-installed image in a VM and then
> make the formula available for install within it. (Advantage though,
> compiling a formula *must* be quicker than rebuilding a live image.)
>
Agreed to both your downsides. The goal of the spin was to have as much 
configured 'out of the box' in a live environment firstly then as the 
installed user.

I can't see this as being a replacement but perhaps it could be used in 
this context as well (post install).