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Our goal is to allow any XO user or XO in book mode (even as a kiosk) to select and create:

* USB sticks (such as [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Mirabelle Sugar on a Stick v3 Mirabelle] available 2010 May 25th for [http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/#downloads download])

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* a CD or DVD disc from an .iso image if ~~the necessary hardware~~ is ~~available~~

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* a CD or DVD disc from an .iso image if an external drive is connected

We will use as simple a user interface as possible for use semi-unattended as a kiosk. We plan to do extensive compatibility testing on XO 1.0 and 1.5 hardware as well as on builds which are already deployed. An important part of making this activity successful will be implementing methods that are usable on as wide a hardware and software user base as possible.

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== This activity is not yet functional. ==

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~~Much~~ work has been done ~~elsewhere on USB sticks on which~~ we can ~~build~~. ~~Naturally~~ a CD or DVD ~~drive~~ connected ~~via USB is required to create discs using the XO~~ hardware. Collaboration is encouraged as we get the project going. You can provide input here, as bug reports or as code. Inspiration for this project ~~derives~~ from ~~the [http://www.freedomtoaster.org/ Freedom Toaster] and other~~ similar projects to share free and open source software.

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There are many ways to create USB sticks and much work has been done that we can use. Creating a CD or DVD is relatively simple with connected hardware. Collaboration is encouraged as we get the project going. You can provide input here, as bug reports or as code. Inspiration for this project comes from many similar projects to share free and open source software.

''Email list'': http://groups.google.com/group/xotoaster/ <- please subscribe if interested in helping

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''Open Hatch'': http://openhatch.org/+projects/Toaster%20Sugar%20Activity

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''Distribution'' : http://activities.sugarlabs.org/ when we are ready

''Theme song'': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrF_K1w2haE

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==== other open source software ====

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* [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Creation_Kit Sugar Creation Kit] DVD - excellent reference for us

* [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Sugar_Clone SoaS Sugar Clone] shell scripts

* usb-creator: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/usb-creator

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** Duplicating_SoaS_with_customization [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Category:Live_USB#Duplicating_SoaS_with_customization]

**Mirabelle-remix:[http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/Mirabelle-Remix-pl--LiveCD-README.txt]* Make a Live or non-live USB from a booted CD*

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**Make a Soas-v2-Blueberry Installer USB (with liveusb-creator installed)[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Category:Live_USB#Make_a_Soas-v2-Blueberry_Installer_USB_.28with_liveusb-creator_installed.29]

* [http://trisquel.info/en Trisquel] and many other [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Community/Distributions Sugar distributions] are developing similar features but not that I have seen at the activity level.

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* cdwrite.sh: http://rww.name/scripts/cdwrite.sh

* 'buntustand: https://launchpad.net/buntustand

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* [http://www.freedomtoaster.org/ Freedom Toaster] inspired our Activity's name

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