On 12/29/09 11:18 AM, Brian Cameron wrote:
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> This is just a rough suggestion, but I do think there would be value
> in making it possible to use the installer to set up systems that are
> more geared towards the desktop use case. I understand that Sun has
> more of a focus on servers, but I don't think the amount of work
> involved to enhance the installer in this way would be great, and it
> would help to ensure that OpenSolaris remains competitive in the
> desktop market (e.g. Sun Ray, Toshiba laptops pre-installed with
> OpenSolaris, etc.).
I have to add my opinion. I'm not a programmer, don't knock me if I
explain it not so accurate.
I agree, there should be a question in the installer, but should be 4
choices:
* Server (Secure By Default)
* Sun Ray Desktop (Secure By Default)
* Desktop Use (Not Secure By Default)
* Custom User supplied script to configure (Quasi Secure)
OK, the new entry is custom. When the installer asks the questions,
whichever one is selected and a script is run to set the defaults. I
see Server admins complain all the time (in the Opensolaris mail
exploders) taht they would like an easy way to customize their
installation, since they have hundreds to do and would like it
non-interactive. So they would write their configuration script, then
when they want to install, whatever the start of the install is called
they would add a "- Custom" or "- Server" or "- Desktop" to make it
non-interactive and the install won't ask then and just skip over it.
Paul
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