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diff --git a/move/doc/README b/move/doc/README deleted file mode 100644 index 28865cdba..000000000 --- a/move/doc/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,95 +0,0 @@ -MandrakeMove is Copyright (c) 2003 Mandrakesoft - -MandrakeMove is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify -it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by -the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) -any later version. - -This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, -but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of -MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the -GNU General Public License for more details. - -You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License -along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software -Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. - - -                     MandrakeMove README - - -      General overview. - -Mandrake Move is a "live" Mandrake Linux Discovery based system, -an OS which boots off a removable device (a CDROM in our case) -without needing any installation on hard drive (it doesn't need -any harddrive in computer actually). - -Mandrake Move brings two main innovations: - -- ability to eject the CDROM which Move was booted from, still -  running a multimedia player, so that user can play -  ogg/mp3/vcd/avi/dvd discs without needing a second CDROM drive - -- transparently saving user and system data to a USB key - - -      Technical aspects. - -  CDROM ejecting. - -Works by killing most unneeded running application (open-office, -frozen-bubble, gimp, etc), then transfering X/kde/totem files -(already pertaining to a loopback) into memory, then CDROM drive -is not busy anymore. - -  Paths of boot. - -MandrakeMove should work in three different paths of boot: - -- mode 1: no USB key - -  automatic X configuration, DrakX starts up, asks for language, -  license, asks for a key (we answer we have no key), possibly -  for mouse and keyboard, username/password, auto-detects sound, -  printer and network devices, starts up KDE - -  this is a normal live mode, nothing particular - -- mode 2: USB key but doesn't yet contain MandrakeMove files - -  automatic X configuration, DrakX starts up, asks for language, -  license, set up configuration files on the key, possibly asks -  for mouse and keyboard, username/password, starts up KDE - -  once KDE is booted, we are in full Move move, in which user -  data and system configuration data are saved on the usb key - -  the USB key is mounted on /home, and some symlinks are created -  from a selection of /etc system files to a per-host directory -  on the USB key (based in /home/.sysconf) - -  a daemon is monitoring modifications made to /etc, and -  transparently copy modified/new files to the USB key; hence -  Mandrake Move is much extensible, any modification on /etc will -  be saved - -- mode 3: USB key, contains MandrakeMove files - -  - 3.1: we are running on the same machine - -  DrakX GUI not even shows up as we use existing configuration -  files, we set up stuff of the usb key (/home etc) and we start -  up KDE - -  - 3.2: we are running on another machine - -  We use language, username/password, and homedir from USB key, -  but other system configuration need to be re-asked: - -  automatic X configuration, DrakX starts up, possibly asks for -  mouse and keyboard, starts up KDE - - - -                                       gc, pixel  | 
