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On Sat, 18 Jul 2015 12:01:48 -0700
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Matthew Marchese <maffblaster@g.o> wrote:
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> Hello all, |
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> I have recently pressed the reboot button on the ol' Installer |
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> project. I've been able to talk to quite a few developers one-on-one |
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> via IRC concerning my plans. Most seem to be in support of Gentoo |
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> having a "official" installer (the biggest concern is appears to be |
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> how things will be implemented and the amount of features involved). |
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> This e-mail is to fulfill GLEP 39's request for comments (RFC), |
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> concerns, requests, etc. Since I'm a little new to the project I'm |
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> coming with a bit of ignorance; I know the previous Installer project |
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> fostered mixed feelings. |
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> If you'd like to review before replying you can see the Wiki page and |
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> find the source on GitHub: https://github.com/gentoo/stager |
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> To summarize I'm writing it in pure Python 3. It first will be able |
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> to create full backups (stage 4s) and recoveries. After that is |
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> finished I plan to move on to installations. There will potentially |
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> be a web interface UI for it. Others are free to create other |
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> front-ends; to me a web UI makes the most sense and would probably |
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> require the least deps. |
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> I'd like to hear it all so please speak your mind. Looking forward to |
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> hearing from you. |
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> maffblaster |
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Who is your target audience? New users? Experienced users? Not so
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much a comment about your installer, but installers in general, I feel
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the handbook is critically important to helping new users to understand
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Gentoo. Whether the handbook would remain a resource that users would
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look at if they had an installer remains to be seen. The project page
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states:
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"Greatly aiding the "fresh install process". stager will not
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remove the need for reading through the Handbooks, but rather work
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along side the handbook in order to help users install Gentoo."
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Can you elaborate on this? I have trouble envisioning an automated
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installer process that requires working along side the handbook.
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I know that you mentioned a web interface. I assume that you there are
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plans for a simpler, local interface like ncurses or cli, or text in a
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terminal? Is it meant to be interactive?
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I like the idea of having an automated installer, so I wish you the
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best of luck with the project. I'm sure you'll encounter tons of
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people with tons of opinions on what it should and shouldn't be, so
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just do your best to maintain a clear, well-defined vision and stick to
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it.
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- --
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NP-Hardass
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