Re: [Rule-list] Introduction

[James]

On Sat, 16 Feb 2002 17:52:19 +0100
Martin Stricker <address@hidden> wrote:

> James wrote:
> 
> >    Why run anaconda?  It's great if you have the possibility of
> > several disks of apps or are trying to match a wide range of modern
> > hardware.  In this case since I believe you intend to have a limited
> > number of apps (low disk space)  Why not shrink the installer to
> > something that simply says, take everything on this disk and install
> > it on that disk.  Run configs etc AFTER the box boots the first time
> > (you do intend to have tools that re-configure the box right?)  This
> > would also limit the amount of i18n work needed on the installer,
> > since it doesn't ask so dang many questions.
> 
> This project started on the address@hidden mailing list from a
> rant about those disk- and memory-consuming mega-applications we get
> nowadays. We want RULE to eventually become part of the official Red Hat
> Linux distribution. RULE is *not* intended to become yet another
> distribution. Therefore it would be contraproductive (does this word
> exist in English? ;=D) with regard to our goals if we would use another
> installer. But then this might end in an improved anaconda!

I'll have to put my thoughts in a coherent fashion but I might have.  One 
question.  I resently "modified" (and I use the term loosly) anaconda for our 
company.  I have a Base server that simply installs everything on the disk 
(471megs) for a one time gateway/router.  The difficulty lay in the fact that 
the code was large, uncommented and for a large part undocumented. (a lot of 
tools exist that frankly I still have no idea what they do.) I even had to do 
binary edits in a couple of places (not for the faint of heart) First question 
I'd have. Does this project have a documentation repository and if so where.  
If there isn't a repository, let me talk to the board and see if there is some 
way we can provide space for docs (bandwidth and funds are tight... but I 
should be able to help.)
> 
> I would *love* seeing other distros picking up the ideas behind RULE,
> but my personal goal is to improve my favoured distro Red Hat. But if
> you have ideas for a distro-independent (works with any distro)
> installer I'm all ears!

Intresting concept.... hmmm.
> 
> > Thanks for reading my rant... I'll shut up (for) now.
> 
> I hope not for long! This very project started with a rant, and it's my
> belief that commincating our ideas is the best way to find possible
> improvements. Erveryone has different needs and ideas, and sharing these
> ideas makes all of us richer!

Oh I'm sure you'll get tired of this old fart..... *grin*
> 
> Best regards,
> Martin Stricker
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James S. Sparenberg
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