From owner-freebsd-libh@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 24 19:27:08 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-libh@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3955916A4CE for ; Mon, 24 May 2004 19:27:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net (rwcrmhc12.comcast.net [216.148.227.85]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFC3043D1D for ; Mon, 24 May 2004 19:27:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from adam@migus.org) Received: from ludo.migus.org ([68.55.85.207]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc12) with ESMTP id <20040525022613014007rhrve>; Tue, 25 May 2004 02:26:14 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ludo.migus.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BE6AD3AE5; Mon, 24 May 2004 22:26:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ludo.migus.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ludo.migus.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 16170-03; Mon, 24 May 2004 22:26:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by ludo.migus.org (Postfix, from userid 48) id 1E220D3AD1; Mon, 24 May 2004 22:26:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: from MSS-AMIGUS1.Corp.Symantec.Com (MSS-AMIGUS1.Corp.Symantec.Com [192.168.4.103]) by webservices.migus.org (IMP) with HTTP for ; Mon, 24 May 2004 22:26:13 -0400 Message-ID: <1085451973.40b2aec5147df@webservices.migus.org> Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 22:26:13 -0400 From: "Adam C. Migus" To: David Johnson References: <200405241910.49207.david@usermode.org> In-Reply-To: <200405241910.49207.david@usermode.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) 3.2.2 X-Originating-IP: 192.168.4.103 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at migus.org cc: freebsd-libh@freebsd.org Subject: Re: LibH or Anaconda ?? X-BeenThere: freebsd-libh@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Dedicated to libh code development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 02:27:08 -0000 Quoting David Johnson : > On Sunday 23 May 2004 08:52 pm, С ·Éçç wrote: > > > So , why don't you guys to think about migration rather than > > rewriting a completely > > different architecture for the installer ? > > Anaconda is certainly an option, but I doubt a binary-only Anaconda > is. > Think about it. We need to go beyond running Redhat's installer in > Linux compatibility mode. Also. SuSE just open sourced their YaST > installer. That's an option as well. > > -- > David Johnson > ___________________ > http://www.usermode.org > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-libh@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-libh > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-libh-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > I hear great things about SuSE's YaST and I generally think that using it or Anaconda in the form of a native, ported, perhaps even enhanced application is a great idea in general. In summary, both Anaconda and YaST seem to have proven themselves in the industry and giving people something they're already farmiliar with from a UI stand-point is usually a win. -- Adam C. Migus -- http://people.migus.org/~adam/