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SkyIDE:
Hi there,

Well, as you may already know I recently announced a multi-boot multi rescue CD: https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=12756.0

I'd like to let you know that the CD has been completed and Beta 1 is ready to be released. These are the distros I have included:

https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=12756.0

System Rescue CD
Trinity Rescue Kit
GParted
Parted Magic
Clonezilla
Ultimate Boot CD for DOS
CDLinux
NT Offline Password Recovery
FreeDOS
memtest86
GAG boot Manager
Darik's Boot & Nuke
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You are presented with a multiboot menu that lets you launch these operating systems (one per session of course). My question/fear is this. As far as I am aware all of these are all 100% open source GPLed distros especially the Linux ones. Is there anything that I should be aware off before releasing this to the wild? Any copyright trademarks that belong to companies? There is no source code to include, it's all in configuration files. The closest thing to a source code I can include is the batch file which consists of the following command:


mkisofs -o livecd.iso -r -J -l -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -V TechCD -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table .
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mkisofs.exe will also be included in the ISO. So this means, if you extract the ISO and you run the BuildISO.bat batch file, the ISO will be recreated because the "source" is that as well as the config files inside the dir's file structure in iso_root/gui and iso_root/isolinux.

Newest and best screenshot here: http://www.techopinion.net/images/beta1.png

P.S. mouser, this has already been announced, I wasn't sure where to post my topic so I apologize if I ended up in the wrong forum.

SkyIDE:
I don't know why I even asked this when it's all open source....I am waiting for an approval from sourceforge.net

Tekzel:
Stop teasing us and make this available already! :)

beermatt:
Just a couple of comments.. :)
System Rescue CD
Trinity Rescue Kit
GParted
Parted Magic
Clonezilla
Ultimate Boot CD for DOS
CDLinux
NT Offline Password Recovery
FreeDOS
memtest86
GAG boot Manager
Darik's Boot & Nuke-SkyIDE (May 09, 2008, 06:04 AM)
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If you have UBCD4DOS then you already have NT Offline Password Recovery, FreeDOS, memtest86 and Darik's Boot & Nuke (not sure if it's useful to include again separately?)..

My question/fear is this. As far as I am aware all of these are all 100% open source GPLed distros especially the Linux ones. Is there anything that I should be aware off before releasing this to the wild? Any copyright trademarks that belong to companies? There is no source code to include, it's all in configuration files. -SkyIDE (May 09, 2008, 06:04 AM)
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If you're going to release this, then as a courtesy it may be wise to post your intentions on the various sites e.g. UBCD Forum, System Rescue CD forum etc.

Steven Avery:
Hi,

As a contrast, there is an example of a gray-area program that works in the security realm but is not so careful about open source and/or approvals.

Hitman Pro
Here is one of the better discussions of where they are now.
http://www.surfing-safe.com/spyware/hitmanpro.php

It sounds like you are doing everything properly.  Possibly you put a notice that this is not to be sold ? (you may already have that) .. anywhere you make this available. 

Shalom,
Steven

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