On Wed, 2014-03-05 at 09:46 -0500, Christian Schaller wrote:
I think Christian actually meant spin, not remix, in the Fedora definition of those terms.
I actually did mean remix, but it of course do boil down to what spin vs remix actually ends up meaning. I do realize that they are both somewhat loosely defined terms with different people putting different meaning to them.
Eh? No, they aren't. They're quite clearly defined.
https://spins.fedoraproject.org/about https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Remix
a 'spin' is a much stricter category than a remix: basically it gets to choose its package set *from within the official repositories* and do certain types of customization you can do via a kickstart file, and that's it. Spins are pretty tied in to Fedora releases, pretty 'official' things.
a 'remix' is much looser: "a combination of Fedora software, with or without add-ons, that can be created by any community member at any time to produce interesting and compelling products." Anyone can build one, it doesn't have to be a kickstart-based live image, and it can include whatever third party software you like.
The Remix page has a concise summary:
"Are Remixes and Spins different?
Yes. A Remix can be created by anyone with our tools, and labeled with the special "Fedora Remix" mark as set out in that logo's guidelines page. A Spin, on the other hand, contains only 100% Fedora software, not combined with any other third-party software, has been approved by the Fedora Spins_SIG, and granted the "Fedora" name by the Fedora Project Board. Spins are usually carried on our BitTorrent server and official mirrors."