Re: [Gnumed-devel] Re: install instructions

[Elizabeth Dodd]

On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 07:19 am, Ian Haywood wrote:

>
> IMHO, we should aim for 3 packages: .deb, RPM and Windows .EXE. I agree
> they should share Python install scripts where possible. [AFAIK RPM and
> Windows don't have an equivalent to debconf, so we won't be repeating any
> more work] but we should make an some effort to conform with the Debian
> system because of its strength (automatic dependency downloading, automated
> installs, etc.
>
> Ian
I think that the Debian should be the default and the most public. It can be 
made to work so easily for the computer-user who doesn't know much with a 
knoppix style Cd and installer. 
Other systems don't have to be supported in such an easy manner to use - while 
it would be great to cover rpm and exe I think that users should be 
encouraged to have a separate computer for medical work. Financial software 
that can do the billing in a complementary way would make it complete.
Most of our work computers run a medical program, billing and appointments, 
browser (no email; no chat; no games). A few have word processing software, 
accounting software and two have spirometry software.
Liz
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