[73] in installers
Re: Eudora 3.0.2 installer
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul B. Hill)
Mon May 12 20:43:06 1997
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 20:42:52 -0400
To: Alicia Allen <iggy@MIT.EDU>, installers@MIT.EDU
From: "Paul B. Hill" <pbh@MIT.EDU>
Cc: pgalt@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: <v0302090eaf9d3e3696a0@[18.81.0.167]>
Sorry to be negative, but ...
>I need suggestions both for being able to teach this in a class - running
>through the installation is very useful, but doesn't seem to be feasible,
Yes, it does not seem to be feasible at this time. So far in general use,
it appears that the installers to not overload the server. The system was
designed to install software, not to teach a class. Scaling to teach a
class was not part of our requirements. This is unfortunate but true, I
just didn't realize that people would be trying to perform this task in a
class situation.
Once the server has been upgrade this may no longer be an issue. I do not
know the current timeline for getting the server upgraded.
>also, the fact that the installation starts from the begining again could
>be very frustrating for Tether users.
>
We know that there are several aspects to the installers that may be
unpleasant for tether users. We're trying to provide a solution for the
majority of users. We hope to improve the technology over time so that we
can also provide a good solution for tether users. However, at this time
that is not our highest priority.
Paul
