>On Wed, 2007-09-12 at 13:46 -0700, Stephen Hahn wrote:
>>   The current prototype can convert SysV packages to the new form,
>>   recognizing resources it has mechanisms for (and dropping the
>>   scripting). 
>
>If scripting is completely discarded, this sounds more like a transition
>aid rather than a true conversion.
>
>Seems like we might get most of the benefit without inflicting the
>transition pain on others if we changed our packages to avoid use of
>scripting without eliminating the capability entirely.


Or properly define and limit "scripting".

(Postponing much of the install work until "first boot of installed system"
annoys our customers greatly; the importing manifest steps is widely 
detested.

Casper


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