Wicker

Wicker is a modified Ubuntu-based USB flash drive bootable OS for digital photo frames and signs. Wifi support included. You can also download it and install it on your own hardware. Wicker is developed as an open source project by RedPost.

Features:

• Connects over wifi to Corktop, a website URL, or loads images from a local folder
• Can be used as a digital photo frame without an Internet connection
• Boots from USB flash

What is new in this release:

• NEW FEATURES:
• config process now supports ralink-based wifi cards
• UPGRADES:
• new RedPost branding
• Adobe Flash 10.0.12.36
• Firefox 3.0.4
• all Ubuntu 8.04 security updates
• now using ext3 filesystem for casper-rw
• BUG FIXES:
• networking wonkiness reduced

What is new in version 8.04 2008-10-22:

• NEW FEATURES:
• Video support: added custom VLC implementation (optimized for local caching, based on VLC 0.9.4)
• Adobe Flash support
• screen on/off scheduling partially implemented - timezone support
• UPGRADES:
• Firefox 3.03 (was 3.01)
• all Ubuntu 8.04 security upgrades
• BUG FIXES:
• networking bugs fixed
• local disk syncing improved (less file corruption)
• file permission errors

What is new in version 8.04 2008-07-12:

• upgraded to Ubuntu 8.04
• upgrade to Firefox 3
• updated network manager on/off scripts
• added fonts
• implemented time server syncing