Re: [Opencd-devel] HTML Installer

[Imran G. <im...@bi...>]

On Tue, 30 Apr 2002, J Aaron Farr wrote:

> Hello all.
> 
> A few have mentioned the idea of using HTML as a front end for the installer. 
> I think this is a great idea and could simplify development.  We would also be
> able to directly use the installers built by other projects (ie - Open Office,
> Mozilla).  Additionally, links to our website(s), additional documentation,
> etc., could easily be accessed from a HTML front-end. 

Another advantage is that we can have all of the data on the programs
(descriptions, links, etc) in a database for all of the programs we might
include, and then just use a script to create the installation pages
based upon the final selection of software we put onto the CD. 

Imran
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