[Etherboot-developers] rom-o-matic 5.0.7 released

[<ke...@us...>]

Marty Connor has kindly released the PHP source for rom-o-matic under
the GPL. You can find it in the release area now. Here are notes from
the README:

This is the README file for rom-o-matic source code.

LEGAL

   Copyright (C) 2002 Entity Cyber, Inc.

   Author: Marty Connor (mdcATSIGNentity.com) (http://www.entity.com/)

   This software may be used and distributed according to the terms
   of the GNU Public License (GPL), incorporated herein by reference.

   This file must accompany any redistribution.

   Home site for Etherboot: http://www.etherboot.org/

WHY

I am releasing the code for the rom-o-matic.net because I think it
will help make the world a better place.  I am releasing it under the
GPL because I believe in Free Software, and I believe in the things
that the GPL asks of people and gives in return. I want improvements
to the rom-o-matic code to benefit everyone.  I act freely, in
accordance with my beliefs.

Please use and enjoy this software.  I am happy to release it to the
Free Software community.  I ask that you abide by the terms of the GPL
in letter and spirit, and use it carefully and wisely.

WHAT IT IS

http://www.rom-o-matic.net/ is a site I created to allow Etherboot
users (http://www.etherboot.org/) to create ROM images without having
to download the Etherboot distribution and compile their own images.

Basically, it is a a web form that communicates via PHP with a server
and compiles a requested piece of code, delivering it to the
requesting user immediately.

The rom-o-matic code consists of a set of PHP and configuration files
that reside on an Apache (http://www.apache.org/) web server and when
activated by a web server create and send a ROM image file to a user.

In about two years of operation, (October 2000 - August 2002)
http://www.rom-o-matic.net/, running this software, has served over
120,000 free Etherboot ROM images to users worldwide.