[Freedombox-discuss] PlugServer Self-Configuration Complete

[Quiliro Ordóñez]

On 05/10/11 00:05, Nick Daly wrote:
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> Hi folks, just wanted to let you know that I've finished the plug-server
> self-configuration script tonight and have published it [0].  I met my
> goal and have published the self-configuration within two months of
> beginning the server-configuration project.  A couple points about it:
>
> Why do this?
>
>    To make basic server configuration easier for FreedomBox / plug-server
>    early adopters.  I'm trying to both inspire folks to build on this
>    work and give people a useful and easy to use product.
>
> Why is it the way it is?
>
>    It's a bunch of server scripts.  It's not using any of the more
>    sustainable or maintainable methods that have been suggested on this
>    mailing list, like debconf-preseeding or a custom meta-package with
>    post-install script.  I wasn't able to get preseeding working
>    correctly (none of the packages I needed seemed to support preseeding
>    options) and didn't have time to figure out the black art of packaging
>    within my two month timeline.
>
> What should I be aware of?
>
>    The goal is to set up the server as automatically as possible.  You
>    shouldn't need to read the entire accompanying guide to figure out how
>    to set up your system, but it'll help you understand what's going on.
>
>    There might be a few bugs in there, I've noted what I've found.
>
> What next?
>
>    Please try it out!  Please let me know how useful you find it, any
>    bugs you find in it, and what you'd like to see come next.
>
>    I'd love to turn this into a standard package, but that'll take some
>    time that I don't have right now.
>
> Nick
>

That is so cool! Will you please tell us if it requieres non free 
software or loars non free firmware? Thank you very, very much.


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