Re: Using InstallAnywhere for Tomcat installer

2002-04-25 Thread Pier Fumagalli
Jon Scott Stevens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on 4/23/02 2:33 PM, Remy Maucherat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To get around this, Zero G has offered to donate a license of InstallAnywhere to Tomcat, as well as installer code. I have a strong -1 on this unless the licese is granted to ALL

Re: Using InstallAnywhere for Tomcat installer

2002-04-25 Thread Pier Fumagalli
GOMEZ Henri [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't want to do the OSS passionaria but we should try to use only OSS tools on Apache. NSIS is OSS so keep. For Free Java installer we have : IZPack : http://www.izforge.com/izpack/ VAInstall : http://vainstall.sourceforge.net/

Re: Using InstallAnywhere for Tomcat installer

2002-04-25 Thread Pier Fumagalli
Remy Maucherat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The licensing terms seems ok to me, so I wanted to see if the community was ok about it (apparently not). I didn't see their licensing terms So even if this installer is provided in addition to other OSS based installers, it's not ok ? Since when

Re: Using InstallAnywhere for Tomcat installer

2002-04-24 Thread Remy Maucherat
on 4/23/02 2:33 PM, Remy Maucherat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To get around this, Zero G has offered to donate a license of InstallAnywhere to Tomcat, as well as installer code. I have a strong -1 on this unless the licese is granted to ALL Jakarta projects. It isn't fair to judge one

Re: Using InstallAnywhere for Tomcat installer

2002-04-24 Thread Nick Betteridge
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RE: Using InstallAnywhere for Tomcat installer

2002-04-24 Thread GOMEZ Henri
Don't want to do the OSS passionaria but we should try to use only OSS tools on Apache. NSIS is OSS so keep. For Free Java installer we have : IZPack : http://www.izforge.com/izpack/ VAInstall : http://vainstall.sourceforge.net/ FreeInstaller :

Re: Using InstallAnywhere for Tomcat installer

2002-04-24 Thread Remy Maucherat
Don't want to do the OSS passionaria but we should try to use only OSS tools on Apache. NSIS is OSS so keep. Sure, no problem. The licensing terms seems ok to me, so I wanted to see if the community was ok about it (apparently not). So even if this installer is provided in addition to

RE: Using InstallAnywhere for Tomcat installer

2002-04-24 Thread GOMEZ Henri
NSIS is OSS so keep. Sure, no problem. The licensing terms seems ok to me, so I wanted to see if the community was ok about it (apparently not). So even if this installer is provided in addition to other OSS based installers, it's not ok ? Since when is this project refusing contributions

Re: Using InstallAnywhere for Tomcat installer

2002-04-24 Thread Remy Maucherat
I don't refuse anything, just expose that I'd rather like an OSS Java installer. (The main advantage is that we wouldn't have to build the script, since they would be contributing one, but I'm repeating myself) Yes you're right and I was thinking at them will clicking 'send button' for my

Re: Using InstallAnywhere for Tomcat installer

2002-04-24 Thread costinm
+1 from me. Having a cross-platform and consistent installer would be good for tomcat. My only concern - I hope the 'one licence' would cover all versions of tomcat and more than one release manager ( and maybe it can be assigned to Mr. Gump and automated ). Costin On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Remy

RE: Using InstallAnywhere for Tomcat installer

2002-04-24 Thread costinm
I believe Apache httpd server is using MSI and InstallShield - and this is neither cross-ASF nor free. I'm not sugesting an exclusive deal with InstallAnywhere - we can try one of the OSS installers in parallel ( if someone has the time to do so ) and if they provide the same features, we'll

Re: Using InstallAnywhere for Tomcat installer

2002-04-24 Thread Remy Maucherat
+1 from me. Having a cross-platform and consistent installer would be good for tomcat. My only concern - I hope the 'one licence' would cover all versions of tomcat and more than one release manager ( and maybe it can be assigned to Mr. Gump and automated ). That's brilliant. This way, if

Re: Using InstallAnywhere for Tomcat installer

2002-04-24 Thread Christopher K. St. John
GOMEZ Henri wrote: I don't refuse anything, just expose that I'd rather like an OSS Java installer. I've recently been pointedly reminded that I'm not even a committer, but as the project guidelines encourage developers to comment and cast a nonbinding vote, I'll put on my flameproof

RE: Using InstallAnywhere for Tomcat installer

2002-04-24 Thread Kevin Grey
PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 12:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Using InstallAnywhere for Tomcat installer GOMEZ Henri wrote: I don't refuse anything, just expose that I'd rather like an OSS Java installer. I've recently been pointedly reminded that I'm not even

Re: Using InstallAnywhere for Tomcat installer

2002-04-24 Thread Christopher K. St. John
Kevin Grey wrote: So in essence it works on any platform that has a JVM. Nah, it only works fully on officially supported platforms. Which makes sense, because the whole advantage of using a good installer is that it paves over the nasty platform-specific install issues. There's a list

Re: Using InstallAnywhere for Tomcat installer

2002-04-23 Thread Jon Scott Stevens
on 4/23/02 2:33 PM, Remy Maucherat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To get around this, Zero G has offered to donate a license of InstallAnywhere to Tomcat, as well as installer code. I have a strong -1 on this unless the licese is granted to ALL Jakarta projects. It isn't fair to judge one project