Thanks !

Gregg C Vanderheiden
[email protected]



> On Jan 23, 2017, at 7:29 AM, Steve Lee <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> In previous discussion on the subject of installers in the context of
> the LGS project we came up with a couple of extra points
> 
> 1) General Installer - should be accessible - at least usable without
> sighted assistance by VI users.
> 
> 2) Sysops installer - in the case of the Windows installer IT depts
> often expect a MSI module (not interactive declarative). These list
> all actions so can be reviewed for security etc and also can be merged
> with other deployments scripts
> 
> Hope that helps
> 
> Steve Lee
> OpenDirective http://opendirective.com
> 
> 
> On 21 January 2017 at 18:21, Gregg C Vanderheiden <[email protected]> wrote:
>> ACTION REQUESTED:
>> 
>> Technical team - provide any issues identified on this to Sandra
>> Other Teams - provide any issues identified on this to Gregg
>> 
>> WHEN:  By Monday Jan 30th
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> After talking with Sandra (who checked with a couple others) I am calling a
>> tentative decision as follows.
>> 
>> 
>> NOTE:
>> 
>> Tentative decision means that it is a decision that is posted widely for
>> stated period (in this case 1 week) - to be sure that nothing was missed in
>> the process of coming to the decision.
>> 
>> After that time it moves to Decision.
>> 
>> Decisions can be reversed later with new data or circumstance — but are not
>> reversed without good cause.
>> 
>> 
>> We are working on documentation on when things need formal decision - and
>> how and where they will be recorded.
>> 
>> One criteria will be decisions that must be relied upon by others or other
>> groups
>> One place there will always be a link to the decision will be in the project
>> folder (or JIRA Thread) where the work is being done.
>> 
>> (a LINK rather than a copy of the decision is proposed to avoid a situation
>> where a decision is changed — but random copies of old decision still lie
>> around to confuse.)
>> 
>> 
>> 1-Week Tentative Decision
>> There will be two versions of the installer
>> 
>> General or Regular Installer
>> 
>> There is NO screen displaying or allowing the choice of components to
>> install
>> There is NO screen to determine where it would be installed
>> The language on all of the installer screens will be very  “low-tech-user
>> friendly”
>> Will be implemented soon - (as soon as screen texts are ready) so that it is
>> available for user testing
>> 
>> SysOp Installer
>> 
>> Includes a listing of the components to be installed
>> MAY allow installers to OPT OUT of SOME of the components (e.g. a listener)
>> MAY or MAY NOT use the  very  “low-tech-user friendly” text on some or all
>> of its screens.
>> 
>> To be determined through tech team advice, pilot team info from pilot
>> sysops, and user testing with Sys-ops
>> (use of same language on screens has efficiency if it is not problematic for
>> SysOps
>> 
>> Will be implemented when there is a call for it - and we have better info on
>> what should be included
>> 
>> Tech-Build team can decide WHEN to build SysOp - and that may be NOW if it
>> good to have something to discuss with SysOps — or if needed for HDWR
>> testing — or for other reason.
>> 
>> 
>> Rationale
>> 
>> Non technical users will be installing the GPII on computers - such as their
>> home computer
>> The screen showing component causes some to worry because they don’t
>> understand what it means - or what they are to do.   It stops others.
>> Having non-technical people chose where to install can have bad consequences
>> — and may make support and troubleshooting more difficult.
>> Sys-Ops on the other hand may want to know what is being installed — or may
>> NEED to be able to not install certain optional components
>> SysOps may NEED to change the location of installation for some reason
>> SysOp version is to be implemented when needed — so we don’t implement if
>> not needed — and so we are more fully informed when we do.  But decision
>> left to Tech-Build team so they can coordinate
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Technical team - provide any issues identified on this to Sandra
>> Other Teams - provide any issues identified on this to Gregg
>> 
>> thanks
>> 
>> Gregg
>> 
>> Gregg C Vanderheiden
>> [email protected]
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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