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Here's where passion and profession meet and culminate. I still grant Linux-related projects special attention even when my schedule is already a bit stretched. Because it's just wonderful to have time to play and experiment while being payed for. And that's usually the best environment to test new ideas and to develop fresh skills off the beaten track. A magazine like IDG's PC WELT LINUX offers me lots of opportunity to do so. A while back I switched the cover DVD from SYSLINUX to Grub 2 in order to be able to boot ISO files directly from the media. This move has proved to be immensely rewarding: It's now possible to put several Linux Live-Systems of the same kind (e.g. Ubuntu, Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu). Altogether no less than 12 Linux live-systems fit on the 9-GB-DVD. As usually in concluded with intense testing. Going to print with 20.000 DVDs doesn't allow any margin for error!
| Project scope: | Tech writing, DVD production, multiboot environment |
| Project time: | ~4 weeks |
| Tools and Techniques: | Grub 2, Bash scripting, XML, XHTML, Javascript |
| Role: | Editor, Author, DVD Developer |
