So, I wish we'd noticed this sooner, but hacking at the release criteria today I happened to notice a bit of a problem in the Fedora Server product planning. The Server PRD states (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Server/Product_Requirements_Document#Delivery_Mechanisms ): "Fedora Server will produce two main installation resources, a netinstall image and an offline install iso image that allows one to install and configure featured roles offline. " the Server tech spec states (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Server/Technical_Specification#Supported_Architectures_and_Install_Media ): "Fedora Server will run on and provide install media for i686, x86_64, and armv7hl servers. There will be two official install media for the Fedora Server A network installation media (either a traditional netinst.iso or a boot.fedoraproject.org style) A local installation media providing the default package set as well as any featured roles that are meaningfully installed without a network connection. The local installation media will be allowed a maximum size to fit on a 4.0GB USB device. The local installation media can be pointed at network resources to make available a larger package set." So...we're planning to release Server with ARM as a primary supported arch, but so far we'd only planned to do two traditional install media (a netinst image and a DVD-type 'trad installer plus packages' image). Fedora ARM releases so far have emphasized disk image-type release media much more strongly than installer release media, and I believe the ARM installer media only work at all on one particular ARM platform. So, the reward for work being more work ;), I've been nominated by Server WG to liaise with ARM team on this one. What should we do here? Is Server going to have to grow a set of ARM disk image media, or is there any possibility of it being plausible to release Fedora 21 with just installer-type images for ARM? Looking at it in a bit wider scope, what kind of media has the ARM team been expecting would be part of the Fedora 21 release? If, say, we did make a set of images just like images done for Fedora releases so far - the appropriate set of disk images plus installer media for whatever ARM platforms are 'supported' - only had those be 'Fedora Server' media, would it be OK to release those as the only Fedora 21 ARM images, or at least the only official / promoted / supported / whatever set of images? Or would ARM team also be expecting to have a 'generic' set of ARM images produced? I realize that's a lot of questions, sorry! Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks! -- Adam Williamson Fedora QA Community Monkey IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | XMPP: adamw AT happyassassin . net http://www.happyassassin.net _______________________________________________ arm mailing list arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/arm
