Hi again, On 24.06.2010 11:15, Klaus Knopper wrote: > Hello Philipp & List(s), >> 2) Features + Documentation >> ---------------------------- >> All features that were/are being developed for the specific requirements >> of RLP shall be documented soon in the wiki. Until now, they were >> built-in with the images and hard to use/implement by other parties. >> In the future it shall be easier for everybody to use these features, if >> required. > > Correction: MOST of the new features were already provided as > installable packages in Debian-format, though because of their nature of > requiring changes in config files not owned by them, were not possible > to build as Debian packages by a DM (at least this is what I was told). I did not say they were not packaged, only that they were already "built in". This doesn't say how. > So, after installation of italc-rlp and linbo packages from our website, > a round of configuration, key management and tests must follow in order > to make the addons work, and this will probably not change with the new > method. The only difference is that supporters will have to conduct > every single step all by themselves instead of using a preinstalled > system. > > Some changes, like workarounds for slow NFS over WLAN, are problematic > to package because they have no "software" included, and are rather > requirements and configuration addons. For example, we require(d) a > kernel with cachefilesd feature working for NFS filesystem caching > (mount option fsc). I believe that things like this will rather be > documented and implemented by skillful installers instead of being > integrated in packages. That is exactly my point and what we agreed on last sunday. > So, documentation and HOWTO generation now becomes more important than a > working prebuilt system in our RLP project. YES! >> Specially developed software shall be offered as packages for Skolelinux 5. >> The RLP specific documentation shall be put into a package, similar to >> debian-edu-doc. >> These packages will be made available on >> http://rp.skolelinux.de/packages/. Naturally, the amount of packages >> shall be kept to a minimum, to stay as close to Skolelinux as possible. >> What can go into Debian shall go there. >> >> An AddOn-CD shall be created, containing the material to add the RLP >> flavour to Skolelinux 5. > > Adding: The documentation package(s) and the Addon-CD (which Christian > Külker promised to provide a "Hook Howto" for) will be built > autmatically from what's in the repository and Wiki, to avoid duplicate > work. Correct, thanks for that addition. Regards, -- .''`. Philipp Huebner <debalance@debian.org> : :' : pgp fp: 6719 25C5 B8CD E74A 5225 3DF9 E5CA 8C49 25E4 205F `. `'` HP: http://www.debalance.de, Skype: philipp-huebner `- ICQ: 235-524-440, Jabber: der_schakal@jabber.org
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