+1 Also, I personally think the 'batch file setup' idea is deeply flawed.
There is a balance to achieve. The more complicated a task is, the more the complexity should be hidden away in a few key places. An operating system is the canonical example of this; we build operating systems so that people can build programs or use them without having to do task and device management directly. An operating system installer which is to be used by millions [or in our case hundreds ;-) ] of people should try to hide as much complexity as possible. I don't think you can do that with batch files. Maybe I've misread what is going on. Is there a one page summary/design doc of what the new installer is supposed to do and how it is doing it? What are the target machines and what install media will be supported? Mike On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 9:14 AM, Matej Horvat <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, 17 Oct 2015 01:50:22 +0200, Jerome Shidel <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hopefully, over the next couple days, I expect to have some free time to > > finish the FDI 1.2 batch installer. This does not include a couple > > advanced options. Such as altering the installation target or detailed > > package selection. Those will require me to finish V8PT first. > > Then it won't be really finished. This isn't Firefox or Ubuntu, so we > don't have to put out rushed releases. Take your time and finish it. > > > If nobody minds skipping those advanced installer features and everyone > > gets motivated on getting release out, it could be a Halloween Edition. > > Hold your horses. What about testing, to make sure it works in all edge > cases and when upgrading from 1.0 or 1.1? And localizing? The old > installer was available in several languages, so this one should be too. > > I'd also appreciate "advanced" features for the case when you want to > install e.g. one or two things from NET or UTIL in addition to BASE, but > not everything. Yes, there's FDNPKG, but what when you don't have a 386+ > and an Internet connection? > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel >
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