Where we are and where do we what to go?

[Thorsten Leemhuis]

One addition:

On 26.01.2009 16:25, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
>> [...]
>>> = Where we want to go =
>>>
>>> The "where we are" part already had some areas and suggestion where
>>> things need to be improved; here are some more:
>>>
>>> - it would be really nice to have a small helper app that is used for
>>> enabling RPM Fusion and initial configuration. E.g. users could download
>>> that helper app rpm instead of the two release-rpms (or it could be part
>>> of the rpmfusion-free-release rpm); that helper app then could ask a few
>>> questions like "Do you want "nonfree" packages?" or "do you want to
>>> enable compatible repos like the adobe repo?". After that it could act
>>> according to what the user wants and what's found on the system (e.g.
>>> install rpmfusion-nonfree-release; install xine-lib-extras-nonfree if
>>> xine-lib is found; same for gstreamer-plugins, k3b and others; this
>>> maybe should be done by a daemon later as well to keep things smooth);
>>> maybe this helper app could even enable livna, but that might be tricky
>>> as the livna repofile must not be in that package (I guess retrieving
>>> the data from the net OHOH should be save) .
>>>
>>> Yes, I'm fully aware that such apps that do parts of this exist already.
>>> But some do stupid things and everyone could benefit from a sane app
>>> official app in RPM Fusion.
>> I've spoken to the author of Autonine/Autoten
> http://www.dnmouse.org/autoten.html
>> about this, I haven't taken a
>> look at the script recently but iirc we could easily make those 
>> improvements, get it peer-reviewed and make it the official RPM Fusion 
>> enabler script.
> Before that it needs to become a whole lot easier to use and ask only 
> important questions by default (mainly: Do you want nonfree or not?)

Ohh, and it would be nice if the tool could have a command line 
interface as well, so people can use it in the %post section of their 
kickstart file for normal installs or spin creation.

Yes, it's a detail, but an important one I'd say.

CU
knurd