[3084] in SIPB_Linux_Development
Re: SIPB Installer Bugs: Custom Install
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)
Wed Oct 11 13:44:52 2000
To: Alex Coventry <alex_c@MIT.EDU>
Cc: linux-dev@MIT.EDU
From: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Date: 11 Oct 2000 13:44:44 -0400
In-Reply-To: Alex Coventry's message of "Wed, 11 Oct 2000 13:36:48 -0400"
Message-Id: <sjm4s2j1ddf.fsf@indiana.mit.edu>
It's ok.. I wasn't trying to sound snappish. After re-reading it,
I realized it probably came across that way. My appologies (I hate
email! ;)
Anyways, not knowing what is actually installed locally vs. what is
expected to be in AFS, it's a bit hard to come up with a concrete
example. I would certainly like to be able to install the kernel
sources at install time. I would also want to be able to install
netscape, a compiler and development suite, java... But honestly
I'm far enough removed that I don't know what's installed locally
by default, and what isn't. I would like to be able to install a
machine that can work on or off the net, but still be Athenized.
-derek
Alex Coventry <alex_c@MIT.EDU> writes:
> > I said no such thing.
>
> Sorry. I misunderstood you in good faith, fwiw. <0.8 wink> But I still
> don't really understand where the custom installer could be useful, even
> if a user expected to later take the machine off campus. Can you give a
> specific example?
>
> Alex.
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