This might not be the right forum for this question. I’m not sure if there is a right forum.
I’m developing software on FreeBSD for an advanced home beer brewery, and I might want to sell the software in the future. But how can I distribute it?
The target customer would have a spare Windows PC, but would not have much computer knowledge. Installing FreeBSD would be way too complicated for the target customer to do.
I would like to create an "image" of my disk drive on a CD along with an "installer" program. The user would boot his spare PC from the CD, and the "installer" program would:
a) format the user’s disk drive for FreeBSD
b) copy the "image" onto the user’s disk drive
At this point, I’m just looking at the feasibility of doing this. An alternative would be to sell disk drives already prepped with my "image", but this involves extra expense and hassle. I’d much rather just sell CDs.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Dave
The Electronic Brewery - http://www.davehennessey.com/brewery/photos/
I’m developing software on FreeBSD for an advanced home beer brewery, and I might want to sell the software in the future. But how can I distribute it?
The target customer would have a spare Windows PC, but would not have much computer knowledge. Installing FreeBSD would be way too complicated for the target customer to do.
I would like to create an "image" of my disk drive on a CD along with an "installer" program. The user would boot his spare PC from the CD, and the "installer" program would:
a) format the user’s disk drive for FreeBSD
b) copy the "image" onto the user’s disk drive
At this point, I’m just looking at the feasibility of doing this. An alternative would be to sell disk drives already prepped with my "image", but this involves extra expense and hassle. I’d much rather just sell CDs.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Dave
The Electronic Brewery - http://www.davehennessey.com/brewery/photos/