Date: Sun, 26 Nov 1995 11:53:55 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) Cc: jfieber@indiana.edu, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Thoughts on the install and on Red Hat Linux. Message-ID: <199511261853.LAA15164@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <9417.817366166@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at Nov 25, 95 10:09:26 pm
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> > Just to keep focus on the ultimate purpose of the installation software, > > making installation painless, or even fun, I offer this less technical > > description of what is in order for the next great installation. I think > > developing a slick new X install program is nifty, but meaningless if some > > more basic installation issues are not addressed first. > > Hmmmmm. This sounds suspiciously like "design before implementation" > or one of those other socialist granola-eating philosophies from the > 60's at places like Berkeley & CWI. Jeeze, he'll start quoting Wirth > next if we don't stop him! :-) > > Seriously, this sounds like a reasonable attempt to bring the techies > back down to earth. Any human interface people care to jump in at > this point and start suggesting how John's 16 step program might be > implemented? I'm good at thinking up the implementation details, but > not so good at the "story boarding" that John seems to be suggesting > for this stage. Or you could go to the X/Open standards, since they cover exactly this, and then you'd not only have "design before code", you'd have "compliance with standards". I know, silly. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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