[openbeos] Re: Distropia
- From: "Jonas Sundström" <jonas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 19:24:00 +0100 CET
"Mikael Jansson (mailing lists)" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The problem with too much information is that you tend to skip it.
> Also, if you don't know what each app is, you don't know if you want
> to
> install it or not. Even if you -do- know what it does, it's often
> better to be able to install it after having booted up the OS.
Yes, keep the Installer and the install process as simple as possible.
(The way it is.)
If we can defer keymap, network, timezone, account, locale and other
setup to post-install, we sure can defer 3'rd party additions.
We don't want to merge Installer and Boneyard just to let people
download a few apps from the Installer.
Unless there's a pressing need to push crucial drivers, there's no
need. If Haiku was a commercial, boxed product sitting on shelves for
months, it may be a good thing, but currently it might be better to
simply publish a new .iso with the new drivers.
Or let people add drivers to the Install process by way of a floppy or
USB stick.
/Jonas Sundström. www.kirilla.com
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