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On 03/19/04 xtv@×××××.de wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> just read on heise.de (http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/45773) |
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> that Novell is going to release SuSE's YaST under the GPL. |
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> Allthough most of its features are also available in other |
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> config-tools like webmin, some are pretty unique - on the one hand its |
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> simple setup which matches based on good default config 99% of all |
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> cases (e.g. postfix setup in 3 clicks working perfect, firewall setup |
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> in 3 clicks working perfect); on the other hand there are features |
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> like configuration of hylafax, voicebox etc which are really easy. |
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> I think this would be a good feature for desktop-gentoo-users which |
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> dont want to be intimidated with a too much on configuration details |
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> and/or missing skills to configure everything they want by webminor |
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> vi. Also you could replace the rpm-support with portage-support and |
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> would have a good base for a gentoo-installer. |
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> Do you think that this would fit into the gentoo-world? Or do I have |
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> missed some decision/gentoo-standards which say the way to go is eg. |
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> webmin? |
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My main problem with Yast is that either you use it for everything or |
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nothing. Also Yast isn't a simple config tool, it's a very system |
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integrated package in Suse, about 30% of the packages in a minimal Suse |
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installation are Yast related. |
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I assume it would require a large amount of patching to make it usable |
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on non Suse systems (different locations/formats of config files being |
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the most important reason). |
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One more thing: Yast has the tendency to emotionally affect people as |
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it's the key feature/problem of Suse, most people either use or leave |
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Suse because of Yast, so introducing it in Gentoo could result in some |
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strong emotions. |
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Personally I wouldn't put it in portage, IMO there are too many risks |
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associated with it. |
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Marius |
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Public Key at http://www.genone.de/info/gpg-key.pub |
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In the beginning, there was nothing. And God said, 'Let there be |
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Light.' And there was still nothing, but you could see a bit better. |
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