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

[Sharp, Chris]

On that note, I have wanted to see someone re-tool the Debian installer to build Evergreen servers with selected services.  In my dream version of this, there are options for adding specific OpenSRF services (SIP, for instance), Apache, Postgres - whatever is needed for a specific server.  That would require not only a hosting server for .isos and such, but an Evergreen Debian (or Ubuntu) repository from which to draw Evergreen software, specific versions of dependencies, etc.  

Alas, these goals are beyond my current skill level and available time...

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-----Original Message-----
From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Paul Bartell
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 5:25 PM
To: Evergreen Discussion Group
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] The story of Evergreen virtual images: helpwanted!

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).
>> --
>> --
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>> | Community Librarian
>> | Equinox Software Inc. "The Evergreen Experts"
>> | Toll-free: 1.877.Open.ILS (1.877.673.6457) x712
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>
>



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