[Freedombox-discuss] Tweaks: Package selections and configuration customizations

[Jonas Smedegaard]

On Thu, Oct 07, 2010 at 04:04:37PM +0200, Christian Brædstrup wrote:
>2010/10/7 Jonas Smedegaard dr at jones.dk
>
>> A solution to what, exactly?
>
>When the user is installing FB on a plug system that doesn't have a 
>video interface and the system needs some infomation about how to 
>install.
>
>>>  The scenario I see is: The user download s the install to a USB 
>>> stick. Plugs it into the device and turns it on. After 30 sek he/she 
>>> points a browser to a local domain name and a simpel web interface 
>>> guides the user through the installation. Then a script in the live 
>>> environment could identify the hardware type and make some decisions 
>>> for the user in advance (ex. if it is an embedded device with no 
>>> attached storage then there is no reason for the installer to ask 
>>> for a location to install the software). It could also be during 
>>> this step that the user tells what services to install (but these 
>>> can of course also be installed later).
>>>
>>> I don't know how difficult this would be to setup but perhaps there 
>>> should also be a option to run it as a live distro from a USB for 
>>> system with very low internal storage.
>>>
>>
>> This sounds like a big mouthful to me.  But sure, if you are up to 
>> the challenge, then go for it!
>>
> I don't have the time or skill right now to pull something like that 
>off. It was more of a vision of user friendliness that would bring FB 
>to a point where avage joe could use it.

Ah, ok.

Sorry if I was discouraging you.  That wasn't my intention.


  - Jonas

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