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On Wednesday 09 June 2004 22:35, Eric Sammer wrote: |
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> > So, let's change that. What can releng do to help out with the |
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> > installer project? I would like to work hand-in-hand with the |
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> > installer project and work towards a Gentoo installer for mid-2005. |
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> > Is this doable? |
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> I think so. I feel like the interest is picking up and more and more |
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> people are wanting to get involved. To me, this says we're doing |
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> something right. I know it's a slow "right," but it's better than a |
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> fast "wrong," in my opinion. ;) |
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Great. I downloaded the code snapshot, and although not too much is |
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there, an excellent framework is in place. I agree with your opinion, |
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waiting for something good is always the right thing to do :) |
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> My gut tells me our main hurdle (in relation to things that we'd need |
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> to coordinate on) is going to be working out the installer / livecd |
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> integration. We've talked about this in installer channels like this |
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> list and #gentoo-installer and have some ideas how the impact could |
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> remain minimal, but I'd like to hear some ideas from releng who |
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> aren't tainted by what we've already been discussing. To be honest, |
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> our needs aren't exactly minimal - we need python, some extra C |
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> libraries and python bindings, network support, maybe even support |
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> for netbooting as we get into the automated deployment areas. The |
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> goal is to not force anyone in Gentoo land to use the installer - it |
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> should be an option only. |
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Yeah, livecd integration of anything is always tricky. What kind of |
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LiveCD are you thinking of using? I am using a beta KDE LiveCD atm that |
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works perfectly. We also have the standard minimal/ universal LiveCDs. |
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Tell me what you need and I can get it to you. As for the installer's |
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needs, we already cover most of those, so no worries. |
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> The best we can do is keep a tight contact with each other. I'll join |
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> the releng lists, if that's acceptable to you (zhen) and lurk so I |
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> can get a better picture of what you folks are up to. |
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Sure thing! I will start lurking in the #gentoo-installer channel. |
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> Thanks again for "reaching out," John. It's nice to work with a team |
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> that acts like a team. |
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Its nice to be well received :) |
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