>> Show help on screen (so that if they have mouse wheel mouse it warns
about 3
>> button emulation)
>> 
>> Show help on screen (so that people can know the difference between the
>> installation types)  I don't now which features will be included /
skipped when
>> I choose recommended / advanced / development, etc.
>> 
>> Show help on screen (so that people in network configuration can figure
out
>> which driver to use for which NIC)
> 
> euh... use the source? ;p
> 
> at least, you'll have to whip to death before i explain all this (very
complex).
> or maybe if a lot of people ask for what the differences are (as for me, i
rely
> on grep'ing the source, even if i wrote it ;)

Here's where my opinion differs from yours.  I have been getting quite a few
people interested in Linux, which I feel is an accomplishment.
Unfortunately, one of the biggest headaches from them has been in "which
network card driver do I use?" or something along those lines.

I personally haven't used any of the Drake tools to do any configuration
whatsoever, so I don't know how they handle network configuration.  I know
how LinuxConf does it.  I do it all by hand.  I do know that NONE of the
tools out there are ANYTHING like the X configuration programs, giving you a
list of network cards (in the case of X, graphics cards) to choose from.
No, all the tools I've seen give you a listing of /lib/modules/2.x.x/net and
let you choose.  Real user-friendly.

What's really confusing about the network card modules is the names.  Some
modules are named after the chipset, others are named after the card itself.
Some cards can use two different modules.  Some *look* like they'll work,
but it actually needs another module.

My suggestion:

 - Take a look at the Ethernet HOWTO, specifically chapter 5,
"Vendor/Manufacturer/Model Specific Information" (it's outdated, but it's
better than nothing as it has the most common cards in it, and this would be
a good time to get someone to revise the thing).

 - INCLUDE PCMCIA NETWORK CARDS!  No one bothers to do this, and it really
ticks me (and countless others) off.  VERY up-to-date list located at
http://pcmcia.sourceforge.org/ftp/SUPPORTED.CARDS

 - Take a look at xf86config/Xconfigurator.

 - Combine the three and make a good network configuration program (this
can't be THAT hard to implement.. make a list of what's available, edit
conf.modules, maybe do a test insmod to make sure it works?)..

1.  3COM 3C509/3C509B Etherlink III ISA                   3c509.o
2.  3COM 3C905/3C905B/3C905C Fast Etherlink XL PCI        3c59x.o
3.  D-Link DE-200 ISA                                     ne.o
4.  SMC EtherEZ                                           smc-ultra.o
5.  SMC EtherPower PCI                                    tulip.o
6.  SMC EtherPower II PCI                                 epic100.o

Choose (1-6):


Don Head
Linux Mentor
Wave Technologies, Inc.
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