[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] The story of Evergreen virtual images: help wanted!

[Paul Bartell]

Such an iso would not be hard, but would require an actual package of
openils/evergreen, which to my knowledge hasnt happened.

On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Rick Mason <rick at libology.com> wrote:
> I suspect that this suggestion may involve even more work, but I will throw
> the idea in the ring:
>
> Would a .iso of a full Evergreen installation on either Ubuntu or Debian be
> a viable option?  Being able to pop in a disk, reboot the computer, and work
> with the software without having to install would move the evaluation of
> Evergreen into the "comfort zone" of quite a few people who can't or won't
> go through the extra trouble.
>
> It also allows for demos and distribution at conferences and other
> gatherings, and can allow for the tweaking of settings to ensure that a
> given installation is showing the software at its best.
>
> This could also be useful as a training platform for libraries that are
> switching to Evergreen.
>
> I have thought about doing a full installation and attempting to create a
> disk image, but never having done it before, I don't know what
> time/effort/hassles it may involve.
>
> Just a thought...
>
> Rick Mason
> http://www.libology.com/blog/
>
> Karen Schneider wrote:
>>
>> "To be honest, though, all of those packaging steps require a surprising
>> amount of time in testing and documentation to get it all right."
>>
>> That is indeed the crux of the issue. The images are potentially valuable
>> to the community at large. If there were a group that wanted to help create
>> these images -- right through the documentation and testing milestones --
>> that would be a plus.
>>
>> But given that we aren't there right now, it's a question for discussion
>> among the community members whether the Evergreen project website should
>> even offer images right now, given such limited resources for producing
>> them. There's an implied suggestion of functionality that if not carried
>> through in the images could unintentionally reflect less than positively on
>> the community as a whole. This is not a decision Equinox can or should
>> make... but it is certainly a good one for broad discussion (and thank you
>> for bringing this up).
>> --
>> --
>> | Karen G. Schneider
>> | Community Librarian
>> | Equinox Software Inc. "The Evergreen Experts"
>> | Toll-free: 1.877.Open.ILS (1.877.673.6457) x712
>> | kgs at esilibrary.com <mailto:kgs at esilibrary.com>
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>
>



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