Gueven Bay wrote: > In my opinion it is one of the critical discussions to get one and for all > clear how the Indiana distro is structured: > Is it something like a monolithic approach where you get "only" Gnome and all > people working for and around Indiana are working with and for Gnome on OpSol > OR > Is Indiana only the most important packages needed for OpSol running where > every user can choose between several WindowManagers/Destop Environments. > > To clear up these differences: There is a diference when you have to download > a 700MB ISO, then install this system to your HD which automatically install > Gnome, then uninstall Gnome to download another 300 to 500MB to install KDE > for OpSol > OR > Where you download a 300MB ISO, which install the kernel plus important > packages - like you can do in Debian with the "debootstrap" > (http://packages.debian.org/stable/admin/debootstrap // > http://www.us.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apds03.html.en ) > tool - then your installer lets you choose between a 400MB Gnome and a 400MB > KDE. > The first example is something like 1GB for downloads the second is something > like 700MB. >
The initial instantiation in the October timeframe is likely to be more like the first option, as that represents the primary target. See my response to Eric Boutilier a week or so ago about the need to focus on a specific deliverable initially. Dave _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
