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* Chris Tyler
* James Boston
* Mohak Vyas
== Project Contributor(s) ==
=== Resource Kit Contents ===
The resource kit will be contained on one or more discs (<strike>likely one DVD</strike>multiple DVDs). The disc or discs will contain a number of resources:
==== Complete Linux Development Environment ====
# VM Image. I have contacted VMWare to see if it is possible to redistribute the VMWare Player. Other hosts are also possible, but need to work well so that developers aren't turned-off Linux based on the Windows host software. '''UPDATE''' I have filled out the VMware Player Distribution Questionnaire, and am waiting for further information.
Consider using desktop wallpaper from http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/70-nice-and-beautiful-firefox-wallpapers/ or http://www.zuneo.fr/2005/01/wallpapers-firefox.html
==== Tools ====
* [http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=51410&clcid=0x409 Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition] - checking with Microsoft to see what choices there are for including or auto-downloading this. '''UPDATE:''' <strike>Lots of uncertainty on Microsoft's side (I've spoken to people in the OS Lab + on the VS.NET team). Still trying to find a solution that doesn't involve manual installation.</strike> Finally got word from Doug Handler, Technical Product Manager with Microsoft, who says: "The MSFT distribution agreement basically states that no other software besides the MSFT image can be on the disc. This means that if the author / whomever, wants to distribute VS Express and other software on media that 2 discs need to be included." I'm following-up to get this finalized.
* [http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa700755.aspx Microsoft Platform SDK] (NOTE: When installing the SDK, you must install at least the "Windows Core SDK" (Tools, Build Environment, and Redistributable Components) and the "Web Workshop SDK" (Build Environment)).
* [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mozilla/libraries/win32/MozillaBuildSetup-1.23.exe Mozilla Build 1.23]
* CVS that works with the source server (http://ftp.gnu.org/non-gnu/cvs/binary/stable/x86-woe/cvs-1-11-22.zip)
* [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/16 Chatzilla]
* Editor config files and addons for common/supported editors
** emacs
*** [http://code.google.com/p/js2-mode/ js2-mode]
** vi
** komodo
* What about Mac OS X?
* Can I leverage the Mozilla update system for extensions to push content updates?
* <strike>Should the various and scattered "How to make an extension" online resources be part of the MDRK? (consider it is probably an interesting first step in Mozilla code for many a beginner)</strike> Yes, they will be.
==== Example Resource Kits ====
* http://docs.msdnaa.net/ark_new3.0/cd3/npage.htm
* http://www.linuxfirmwarekit.org/
* http://developer.apple.com/samplecode/AppleApplications/index.html (example of how Apple works with categories vs. trees).
==== TODO ====
* Create Linux build/dev environment, perhaps as a [http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/Potential_Projects#Create_a_MDRK_Spin project in the fall].
* Finalize agreement with Microsoft to redistribute VS.NET Express
* Collect all software and other binary materials to go on the discs
* Write "one pagers" on all the tools included with the kit
* Build tree hierarchy for MDC content using a file-system dir structure (likely more than one root, e.g., Reference, Books, Tutorials, etc.)
* Write tool to parse a "transformation" script, which would take page titles and copy them to category dirs, delete them, etc. The basic idea is to avoid touching the files from MDC manually.
* Do a wget of the MDC mirror on liberia, which does *not* pull in any outside materials.
* Create a "transformation" script to automate the process of classifying and cleaning the MDC content generated by the wget, such that it is never done manually:
** Find and kill all red links in the MDC content (i.e., transform them into plain text).
** Find and kill all place-holder docs which have little or no valuable content.
** Delete any docs that are not in scope for the kit (e.g., docs that refer to things not specifically about Mozilla development)
* Explore packaging options for the web-based content via Prism/XULRunner. This also includes an httpd/perl-cgi solution for Windows that doesn't suck--perhaps an embedded extension solution?
