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To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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Subject: Re: X for install (was: Re: syscons driver) 
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From: "Amancio Hasty Jr." <hasty@rah.star-gate.com>
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>>> Michael Smith said:
 > Bora Akyol stands accused of saying:
 > > 
 > > Well
 > > Just for information the Linux Plug and Play version and Red Hat Release 
 > > both have Tk/Tcl based X installations. (I think the red hat can be 
 > > python based).
 > 
 > The Redhat installation tools are _awful_ from the code perspective. 
 > (I had a look at them a while back with the intention of seeing if we could
 > learn anything from them or their package format).
 > 
 > Warner is on the right track though, what we need is an installation process
 > that is independant of the user interface.

Maybe . I would focus on describing a syntax and grammar for the installation
procedure then offered different front-ends .

	Amancio