[Freedombox-discuss] Next attempt to add Blends to Debian installer

[Ole Streicher]

Hi Holger, Andreas, al,.

Am 05.01.25 um 22:20 schrieb Andreas Tille:
> Am Sun, Jan 05, 2025 at 07:45:45PM +0100 schrieb Holger Wansing:
>> We now reached the point, where all this can be seen/tested in the wild aka
>> via daily built images.
>> Please note, that the last relevant change did not reach testing yet, so you
>> will have to install sid from a trixie daily build image, to test this.

Holger, thank you so much for your efforts! This will resolve a really 
long-standing issue (which I also tried to resolve but did not succeed).

>> So, the infrastructure is ready now, and I want to ask blend people for a
>> list of blends, that you want to be included in this mechanism.
>> I already came across the list in
>> <https://salsa.debian.org/blends-team/blends/-/blob/master/doc/en/04_existing_blends.xml?ref_type=heads>
>> Maybe that list could serve as template?
>> Please provide a list at your choice.
> 
> Since not everybody is reading the Blends list I've added the relevant
> mailing lists in CC.  I personally confirm for
> 
>     Debian Med     and
>     Debian Science
> 
>> Also, if you would like to adapt the wording of the dialog, feel free to
>> tell me.
> 
> Please spell Blend in
>    "Choose a Debian _b_lend for installation
> with upper case _B_ (its a noun).
>   
> In the Blends selection I would start the actual selection (third image) with the
> real Blend name like (and alphabetic ordering) and the "official" short description
> (which each Blend in CC should answer)
> 
>     Debian Astro

For Debian Astro, I can confirm to use the wording from the Blends 
metadata list:

Debian Astro (professional and hobby astronomers)

Cheers

Ole