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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    RE: starting to write a KDE auto-installer
From:       "Jonathan Bacon" <j.bacon () delta ! wlv ! ac ! uk>
Date:       2001-08-21 11:24:31
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Heya hetz,

If it was to be written in pure Qt, the installer wouldnt be that big
would it? Even so...if Konqueror/E can be made static and be small, I
cant image it would be a great amount larger.

I think the key is in seperating front end from back end, and we can
certainly learn from Red Carpet. I seriously think a distributed file
sharing option woul dbe great for at times when the servers are bogged
down (such as release time).

I also think some kind of standardisation should be sought across
distros. Maybe we could speak with some distros to focus on a KDE based
installed. I dunno...so many options...

	Jono

-----Original Message-----
From: Hetz Ben Hamo [mailto:hetz@kde.org]
Sent: 21 August 2001 12:17
To: Jonathan Bacon
Cc: kde-devel@kde.org
Subject: Re: starting to write a KDE auto-installer


3 people if I count correctly ;)

1. Ilya - who is modifiying the Red Carpet - I belive you should see the

results within a week or so..
2. Nick - on Kinstaller
3. Mark Webb - although I'm not sure about him...

On Tuesday 21 August 2001 14:09, Jonathan Bacon wrote:
> Good points hetz...but I think the issues surrounding the political
> issues of red carpet are non only political.

Ahha.

>
> I think lots of people want to see it fill into the desktop in terms
of
> visual and technological issues. We would possibly want to use DCOP,
and
> we certainly want it to be part of the KDE style the user is using.
>
> It may be an idea that Red Carpet is hacked towards a KDE/Qt version
but
> I don't know. I just look forward to seeing what is created as a
result
> of this thread.

The problem is - even if you cut corners and make static binary of
KDE/QT to 
be included on the installer (remember - installer size DOES matter!) -
then 
you can quickly passes the size of the original (3MB), which would make
the 
installation painful for dial-up users...

>
> Who is actively going to work on this installer?
>

Answered above ..

> 	Jono

-- 
Hetz Ben Hamo
hetz@kde.org


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