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Offline SlimJim

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Re: InstallerNG in new AmigaOS 4
« on: June 01, 2002, 09:22:45 PM »
This is good. InstallerNG always seemed to be a nice
package, and reading the user manual on the web page,
that impression is strengthened. But I was always a little
weary of installing something that crucial when the
first thing you see in the manual is:
 
"THIS IS A PUBLIC BETA VERSION
         THUS THERE MAY BE MANY BUGS AND MISBEHAVIOURS AND MISSING FUNCTIONALITY.
                            USAGE IS YOUR OWN RISK."
 
Brrr.... (even though this is a standard disclaimer, It
still makes me shiver. It's the install tool we're meddling with
here...)
 
But hopefully that will change! If this is chosen as a
"standard" in AOS4, then they will of course make sure it is
stable and fits into the system. Thumbs up!
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SlimJim
 

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Re: InstallerNG in new AmigaOS 4
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2002, 06:20:47 AM »
Well, if ING is going into AOS4, there is no reason the
whole installer code from at least OS3.1 couldn't be included for
backwards compatability in the worst case (if there aren't legal
squabbles over OS3.5/3.9 code, those could be implemented as well)
 That should at least work nicely for the bulk of old, badly written scripts.
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SlimJim