On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 10:22:27PM -0600, Gary R. Van Sickle wrote: >How about this. Replace the current "prev/curr/test" radio buttons with a >drop-down list box containing not "metapackages" but "installation templates", >with names like: > >Workstation >Heavy-Duty Workstation >Server >Bare Bones Setup >Bleeding Edge >Maintenance > >Everything else stays the same. Selection of one of the "templates" sets the >suggested installs/uninstalls/whatever, but then you can change them however you >want just like it is now. After the initial installation, it defaults to >"Maintenance", which sets things to update whatever you already have to the >latest version, but not add or subtract anything. If you initially did a >"Server" install and try switching to say a "Workstation" install, maybe it >gives you a warning box before it uninstalls half your stuff.
It's an interesting idea but I don't like glumping what used to be prev/curr/test with the concept of packages or meta packages. You lose some functionality that way. I really wish we had never even come up with the concept of prev/curr/test. Maybe the prev release should be a completely separate release, ditto test. You choose it early on in the setup process and have setup.exe select from. test/latest test/contrib curr/latest curr/contrib prev/latest prev/contrib I know this doesn't allow one to go back 47 revisions but, er, um I think I've already weighed in on that one. cgf
