A single CDD Tool is definitly the way to go, I've been saying this for years but no-one listens ;-)
Have you considered using FAI? Installation classes define a list of installation tasks, packages to be installed and removed, pre and post install scripts etc. etc. I've been using FAI to define custom Debian distributions for years, and enabled CD installation (http://holbytla.org/fai/ - currently out of sync with testing but supports woody's fai). FAI can provide you guys with a great framework, but clearly it also needs to evolve and be merged into the new debian-installer. If Debian supported CDD meta-data and allowed unattended installations with debconf seeding then we all win. I'd recommend working with FAI, tweak it for your immediate needs, and then look towards integrating this functionality into debian-installer. We've all got *very* similar goals, so it makes sense to work towards this logical conclusion together. -- Niall Young [EMAIL PROTECTED]
