> On Mon, 20 Nov 2017 10:30:06 -0500, lsore...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca (Lennart
> Sorensen) said:
> On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 12:26:58PM +0100, Thomas Lange wrote:
>> > On Sun, 19 Nov 2017 11:56:35 +0100, Thomas Lange
said:
>>
>> > JFTR, I
Lennart Sorensen, on lun. 20 nov. 2017 10:24:35 -0500, wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 09:20:36PM +, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> > Implementing locale selection using a map also runs the risk of getting
> > your software banned in countries that disagree with where you put the
> > borders.
>
>
On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 12:26:58PM +0100, Thomas Lange wrote:
> > On Sun, 19 Nov 2017 11:56:35 +0100, Thomas Lange
> > said:
>
> > JFTR, I just look at an openSuse Tumbleweed installation. They are
> > using a world map for selecting the timezone.
On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 09:20:36PM +, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> Implementing locale selection using a map also runs the risk of getting
> your software banned in countries that disagree with where you put the
> borders.
Also tricky in the non-gui installer, which at least some systems have
to
On Sat, 18 Nov 2017, "Jonathan Carter (highvoltage)" wrote:
> Hi Samuel
>
> On 18/11/2017 02:15, Samuel Thibault wrote:
>> Put another way: I *don't* think we want to change this set of
>> questions, we'd just lose users. Thus the other proposal, proposed right
>> from the start
On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 07:51:24PM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> Wouter Verhelst, on dim. 19 nov. 2017 19:27:16 +0100, wrote:
> > On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 04:31:21PM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> > > Wouter Verhelst, on dim. 19 nov. 2017 16:12:13 +0100, wrote:
> > > > - That would require that
Wouter Verhelst, on dim. 19 nov. 2017 19:27:16 +0100, wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 04:31:21PM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> > Wouter Verhelst, on dim. 19 nov. 2017 16:12:13 +0100, wrote:
> > > - That would require that at least part of the functionality that's
> > > already implemented in
On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 04:31:21PM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> Wouter Verhelst, on dim. 19 nov. 2017 16:12:13 +0100, wrote:
> > - That would require that at least part of the functionality that's
> > already implemented in the other udeb (e.g., asking for username etc)
> > be duplicated
Wouter Verhelst, on dim. 19 nov. 2017 16:12:13 +0100, wrote:
> - That would require that at least part of the functionality that's
> already implemented in the other udeb (e.g., asking for username etc)
> be duplicated into the proposed new udeb. That seems like a waste.
But the idea was
On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 03:15:08PM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Wouter Verhelst, on dim. 19 nov. 2017 15:03:03 +0100, wrote:
> > - Selecting a particular option in the overview screen causes the
> > installer to configure the selected udeb, as though it was selected
> > from the
Hello,
Wouter Verhelst, on dim. 19 nov. 2017 15:03:03 +0100, wrote:
> - Selecting a particular option in the overview screen causes the
> installer to configure the selected udeb, as though it was selected
> from the main menu.
Mmm, do we really need to actually configure the udeb? The way
On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 01:17:47PM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> Wouter Verhelst, on jeu. 16 nov. 2017 12:53:16 +0100, wrote:
[...]
> > since, in essence, we'd just be providing an alternate UI to the same
> > installer, people who need some of the more advanced options can ditch
> > the
> On Sun, 19 Nov 2017 11:56:35 +0100, Thomas Lange
> said:
> JFTR, I just look at an openSuse Tumbleweed installation. They are
> using a world map for selecting the timezone.
And Linux Mint is showing a world map with timezones, but no country
JFTR, I just look at an openSuse Tumbleweed installation. They are
using a world map for selecting the timezone.
--
regards Thomas
On Sat, 2017-11-18 at 22:55 +0100, Thomas Lange wrote:
> > > > > > On Sat, 18 Nov 2017 21:20:36 +, Ben Hutchings
> > > > > > said:
>
> > Implementing locale selection using a map also runs the risk of getting
> > your software banned in countries that disagree
> On Sat, 18 Nov 2017 21:20:36 +, Ben Hutchings
> said:
> Implementing locale selection using a map also runs the risk of getting
> your software banned in countries that disagree with where you put the
> borders.
Is this risk theoretical or real?
On Sat, 2017-11-18 at 13:50 +, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 01:15:22AM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote:
[...]
> > Among the ones I mentioned,
> >
> > - language/country/keyboard: we can't afford to omit them.
>
> If you _really_ want to do this (and I don't think it's
On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 01:15:22AM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> Thomas Lange, on ven. 17 nov. 2017 19:20:09 +0100, wrote:
> > On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 01:17:47PM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> > > In Debian, using netinst, we have
> > .
> > .
> > > and that's it.
> > >
> > > That's a bit more
Hi Samuel
On 18/11/2017 02:15, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> Put another way: I *don't* think we want to change this set of
> questions, we'd just lose users. Thus the other proposal, proposed right
> from the start of the thread: have *another* panel of questions really
> meant for beginner, and that
Thomas Lange, on ven. 17 nov. 2017 19:20:09 +0100, wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 01:17:47PM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> > In Debian, using netinst, we have
> .
> .
> > and that's it.
> >
> > That's a bit more items, but not by so much.
> No, that's a lot more than other installers.
Please
Hi list,
On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 01:17:47PM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> In Debian, using netinst, we have
.
.
> and that's it.
>
> That's a bit more items, but not by so much.
No, that's a lot more than other installers. IMO our installer is not
for beginners, it's for advanced users and for
Hi,
Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> - First screen of the installer allows to select a language
> - Second screen has three sections: "Localisation" (which has a button
> for selecting the keyboard layout, one for language support allowing
> to select additional languages, and
On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 08:03:12PM +0200, Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) wrote:
[calamaris]
I recently found simple-cdd to be simple and awesome. I should really
write that blog post I wanted to write about it. One day, hopefully.
That said, I do agree with Wouter's basic assertion that we could
On 11/16/2017 07:03 PM, Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) wrote:
> Hi Wouter
>
> On 16/11/2017 13:53, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
>> At $DAYJOB I'm currently supporting a piece of software for which I
>> provide binary packages for a number of distributions. As part of that,
>> I find myself having to
Hi Wouter
On 16/11/2017 13:53, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> At $DAYJOB I'm currently supporting a piece of software for which I
> provide binary packages for a number of distributions. As part of that,
> I find myself having to install a Fedora or CentOS VM occasionally.
At my $DAYJOB(s) I work on
On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 01:17:47PM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Wouter Verhelst, on jeu. 16 nov. 2017 12:53:16 +0100, wrote:
> > I can't help but notice that their current installer is extremely easy
> > to use; and that, as compared to ours, it seems like a huge step
> > forwards:
Hello,
Wouter Verhelst, on jeu. 16 nov. 2017 12:53:16 +0100, wrote:
> I can't help but notice that their current installer is extremely easy
> to use; and that, as compared to ours, it seems like a huge step
> forwards:
>
> - First screen of the installer allows to select a language
> - Second
Hi,
At $DAYJOB I'm currently supporting a piece of software for which I
provide binary packages for a number of distributions. As part of that,
I find myself having to install a Fedora or CentOS VM occasionally.
I can't help but notice that their current installer is extremely easy
to use; and
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