Adding the concept of a Flavor

cloudbio/edition/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+"""An Edition reflects a base install, the default being BioLinux.
+
+Editions are shared between multiple projects. To specialize an edition, create
+a Flavor instead.
+
+Other editions can be found in this directory
+"""
+
 class Edition:
     """Base class. Every edition derives from this
     """

cloudbio/flavor/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+"""A Flavor reflects a specialization of a base install, the default being BioLinux.
+
+If you want to create a new specialization (say for your own server), the
+recommended procedure is to choose an existing base install (Edition) and write
+a Flavor. When your Flavor is of interest to other users, it may be a good idea
+to commit it to the main project.
+
+Other flavors can be found in this directory.
+"""
+
+class Flavor:
+    """Base class. Every flavor derives from this
+    """
+    def __init__(self, env):
+        self.name = "BioLinux base Flavor"
+        self.env = env

fabfile.py

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 
     fab -H hostname -i private_key_file install_biolinux
 
-which will call into the 'install_biolinux' method below.
+which will call into the 'install_biolinux' method below. See the README for
+more examples.
 
 Requires:
     Fabric http://docs.fabfile.org