On 23/07/07, Dennis Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Gueven Bay wrote: > >> In my opinion it is one of the critical discussions to get one and for all > >> clear how the Indiana distro is structured: > >> Is it something like a monolithic approach where you get "only" Gnome and > >> all people working for and around Indiana are working with and for Gnome > >> on OpSol > >> OR > >> Is Indiana only the most important packages needed for OpSol running where > >> every user can choose between several WindowManagers/Destop Environments. > >> > >> To clear up these differences: There is a diference when you have to > >> download a 700MB ISO, then install this system to your HD which > >> automatically install Gnome, then uninstall Gnome to download another 300 > >> to 500MB to install KDE for OpSol > >> OR > >> Where you download a 300MB ISO, which install the kernel plus important > >> packages - like you can do in Debian with the "debootstrap" > >> (http://packages.debian.org/stable/admin/debootstrap // > >> http://www.us.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apds03.html.en ) > >> tool - then your installer lets you choose between a 400MB Gnome and a > >> 400MB KDE. > >> The first example is something like 1GB for downloads the second is > >> something like 700MB. > >> > > > > The initial instantiation in the October timeframe is likely to be more > > like the first option, as that represents the primary target. See my > > response to Eric Boutilier a week or so ago about the need to focus on a > > specific deliverable initially. > > Why not focus on a specific deliverable that consists of a really small > installer and basic X ? That then allows the user to choose a desktop of > their choice afterwards.
Wouldn't that mean packaging two or more desktop environments so the user could install them from CD and not have to download more "stuff"? If you want to distribute this CD among conferences, etc. It needs to have at least one desktop environment on the CD... I would think. -- Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://binarycrusader.blogspot.com/ "Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it. " --Donald Knuth _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
