> > Wording...how about: > > > > It must be possible to install by booting the installation kernel > > directly, including via PXE, and correctly specifying a remote > > source > > for the installer itself, using whichever protocols are required to > > work > > for package retrieval at the current phase (Alpha, Beta, Final). > > This > > must work if the remote source is not a complete repository but > > contains > > only the files necessary for the installer itself to run > > Great, I like it, and the meaning is the same. > > > I like the basic idea of the criterion. I'm still not really sold > > on > > what phase we should be applying it to, though PXE and virt-install > > together are obviously fairly good arguments for alpha or beta... > > In the Alpha criteria we already require that "all" provided boot > methods work, which means netinst, DVD and Live [1]. I don't think > PXE/kernel boot should be different in this case, the images are > provided in the compose alongside netinst, DVD and Live. This > criterion just states that we consider vmlinuz+initrd as part of > this "all provided boot methods" as well (which is a correct thing > in my view). > > We could even just easily append it to that criterion [1] itself. But > since there are more options in PXE boot (installer not being part > of initrd and other complications), we would have to assume a lot of > things silently, or mention it explicitly anyways, so a separate > criterion seems better and more readable. > > [1] "The installer must boot (if appropriate) and run on all primary > architectures, with all system firmware types that are common on > those architectures, from default live image, DVD, and boot.iso > install media" If there are no further objections I'll put it into Alpha criteria tomorrow. -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
