Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 23:20:30 +0000 (GMT) From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> To: grog@lemis.com (Greg Lehey) Cc: tlambert@primenet.com, wes@softweyr.com, netmonger@genesis.ispace.com, kkennawa@physics.adelaide.edu.au, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD certified software (was: WordPerfect 8 for Linux) Message-ID: <199810272320.QAA12516@usr04.primenet.com> In-Reply-To: <19981028091347.W20920@freebie.lemis.com> from "Greg Lehey" at Oct 28, 98 09:13:47 am
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> > I have an issue with the install process, and with "brandelf". I
> > think this should be done transparently.
> >
> > I suspect this means providing a FreeBSD installer for the product,
> > and trying to convince them to ship the installer with their
> > software (most desirable), or provide it on their site (less
> > desirable, since the program won't install "out of the box"
> > that way).
>
> Good point. This would also include documentation on how to install
> for FreeBSD, as well as any special things needed ("In order to run
> YoyoFloop on your FreeBSD system, you must have installed the Linux
> emulator"). But I don't think it should be a condition of
> certification ("Certified at class 2 for use with FreeBSD" :-)
I was thinking in terms of a script (or package) that used the
output of "pkg_info -a -q" (or set dependencies) such that the
installation was straight-forward, given the commercial vendor's
installation media.
This would dispense with the "special needs".
And I think that it *is* necessary for ceritification -- the
existance of the scripts to do the install, not necessarily the
provision of the scripts by the vendor.
On the other hand, asking a vendor to include a file "FreeBSD.sh",
such that the install instructions were:
cd /mnt
sh FreeBSD.sh
Could only be a good thing (replace mnt with whatever net appropriate
unpacking directory was used for network programs; however, I think
it's best to get on the CDROM, and to provide packages for net
available software -- like Netscape -- where possible).
Terry Lambert
terry@lambert.org
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