Re: RedHat Anaconda and graphical install
Lalo Martins <lalo@webcom.com> writes:
> Anaconda does support console. The reason I mentioned keeping
> dinstall around is to have an alternative till Anaconda is
> really stable; then we can trash it.
If Anaconda is as good as needed, then yes, it could replace
dbootstrap, why not?
Honestly, we have a hard enough time maintaining
boot-floppies. Anything which makes it easier for us, including
sucking in a large piece of free software from elsewhere that fits our
needs, is great.
> But it's agreed that we do want a graphical installation for
> the next version. And some of us are working for debian
> spinoffs (me and my pet project, and DZ with prosa). So, would
> you ``gurus'' take a look, and would you mind if some of us
> ``newbies'' branched off working on it?
I encourage exploratory effort, especially if done by folks who can
summarize strengths/weaknesses, and if they are familiar with our
needs. And it doesn't distract us from the fearsome potato freeze.
> (Because anyway, dbootstrap is a complex piece of software, and
> I don't see myself understanding it soon enought to work on it
> before potato is out.)
Its a complex problem that it's solving -- the software itself is
actually a pretty simple C program. I would say "boot-floppies" is
pretty complex.
> Massimo, what do you think about Anaconda? (I know you'll like
> three features of it: modular, interpreted, multi-UI)
That sounds nice. Is it cross-platform? What drives the UI?
What was the URL?
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