Dave Miner wrote:
>>
>> If the home directory is on an nfs share the system admin might not be
>> able to access it. The user might use the machine never again, and
>> prefers to use a different one to deinstall his software (or move it
>> to the trash can on a Windows box).
>>
>
> Sorry, that sounds like we're just trying to say ETOOHARD, and I don't
> buy it. For these cases, we can construct all sorts of cross-system
> solutions, perhaps using a directory service, as you sort of seem to
> allude to. Solving that would seem to be even more valuable, because
> then you can help improve TCO of a larger "system".
This project will certainly fail if it requires installations to deploy
some network-wide repository prior to installing any software. If we
tell developers the way to try, say, Studio Creator is
1. Download this file.
2. Get your system administrator to deploy a Solaris 10
server running Sun Java N1 Grid Software Repository Server 2.3
or later
3. Run the file you downloaded in step 1
then our prospective developers will suddenly discover that BEA,
WebSphere, and/or .NET suits their needs pretty well after all.
Rich
