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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: Thoughts on the install and on Red Hat Linux.
To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 1995 11:53:55 -0700 (MST)
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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
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