Peter Tribble wrote: > On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 11:06 PM, Susan Sohn<Susan.Sohn at sun.com> wrote: > >> I have posted the requirements and scope for the Text Installer at: >> >> http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/caiman/TextInstallerProject/Text_Install_Reqts_Scope >> >> Please review and provide feedback by Wednesday, July 8 at 5pm Pacific. >> > > >From the top: > > Why physical media? Why not network boot? It shouldn't really matter how the > system boots. > > Media contains pkgs - does this mean packages, or is this a LiveCD-style copy > the image? > > Screens: there are some things missing > - Escape to shell > - Disk mirroring and zfs property customization > - Package selection > - Nameservice configuration > > The use of "screens" is slightly worrying, as it makes me think of the > extremely clumsy interaction model of the current Solaris installer; I'm > hoping this really means a more streamlined and fluid user experience. > The plan is for text-based, ncurses screens whose content would be similar to the GUI installer except that there would be a few more options. This style of interaction makes moving back and forward easy, if required. Is there some other approach you are thinking of?
Frank > In fact, it's not clear why any of the items deferred to subsequent phases > should be. > >
