I like the idea, and I think the capture agent install scripts need some revision for improve their usability.
+1 to the idea of the Matterhorn packages! Ping me if you need any help! 2011/11/28 Ruediger Rolf <[email protected]> > Hi Chris, > > I attempt to adress some of these issues for 1.3 (or shortly after 1.3 > already). > > I currently try to improve the capture agent install script to install a > core system (under Ubuntu or Centos) as an all in one or distributed > system, too. This means some more questions in the installer but less to > know about matterhorn I hope. And we have to QA this, but I hope that many > people are willing to do this in the community. I'm currently 50% done with > this, I hope I finished it by the end of the week. > > And Denis and Lars are currently investigating on how to setup > repositories for Ubuntu and Centos (Red Hat, Fedora). I would not make this > part of the release process, as this will be a first attempt to do this and > we may encounter unpredictable problems... > > I guess it will be a good idea to revisit these attempts and build a real > strategy for installation and distribution. > > I would suggest early January for a meeting of such a taskforce, but > probably sometime in December is okay too. > > Thanks > Rüdiger > > Am 28.11.2011 05:59, schrieb Christopher Brooks: > > We have installation issues. Some of these issues inlcude: operating >> system and library issues, lack of clarity from adopters on how to install, >> a lengthy installation proceedure, etc. >> >> Lots of suggestions have come up in several discussions; make deb and rpm >> packages, provide vms, write a core install bash script, don't advertise >> support for certain OSes, etc. >> >> I'd like to #propose a working group of folks be charged with considering >> these issues holistically, and determining our best course of action, which >> we can then aim to implement for 1.4. I'd suggest that a reasonable >> timeline is to get a clear understanding of the tasks (in jira) and form MH >> 1.4 installation will take before Christmas, then we can assign those tasks >> in January. >> >> Folks I think should be on this working group ("all of us" doesn't sound >> like an ideal number for getting things done!) include: >> - Rubencino (has written much of the CA installation scripts) >> - Ruediger or someone from Oz (Ruediger has mentioned an interested in >> building OS-specific packages) >> - Greg (who has investigated the VM building script and has participated >> in the CA installation scripts) >> - Matjaz (menu3p ftw) >> - Tobias (or someone else from Entwine, who has useful feedback from a >> variety of adopters on the current install process) >> >> This group is already big, but I hope it will be made up of the right >> folks to be effective. Comments welcome! >> >> (I won't be at the dev meeting this week because I'll be presenting on >> Matterhorn, but I hope it can make the agenda and the people above can >> discuss it) >> >> Regards, >> >> Chris >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Matterhorn mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.opencastproject.**org/mailman/listinfo/**matterhorn<http://lists.opencastproject.org/mailman/listinfo/matterhorn> >> >> >> To unsubscribe please email >> matterhorn-unsubscribe@**opencastproject.org<[email protected]> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> >> > > -- > > ______________________________**__________________ > Rüdiger Rolf, M.A. > Universität Osnabrück - Zentrum virtUOS > Heger-Tor-Wall 12, 49069 Osnabrück > Telefon: (0541) 969-6511 - Fax: (0541) 969-16511 > E-Mail: [email protected] > Internet: www.virtuos.uni-osnabrueck.de > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Matterhorn mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.opencastproject.**org/mailman/listinfo/**matterhorn<http://lists.opencastproject.org/mailman/listinfo/matterhorn> > > > To unsubscribe please email > matterhorn-unsubscribe@**opencastproject.org<[email protected]> > ______________________________**_________________ >
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