On 1/6/07, David Härdeman wrote:
Many of the issues that you bring up require changes that would need to be implemented in a later version of the installer.
i understand that Etch is pretty much done. i didn't expect anything to get done right away, i just felt like my report was going to end up being a waste of my time because i didn't hear anything back and thought what i said didn't matter to anyone.
3) ntfs-3g driver Is a beta driver, and scheduled to be merged into the "official" drivers once it is deemed stable enough by its own developers. To add support for it now would be premature (IMHO)
well, i don't think the installer team should delay work on migrateability just because ntfs-3g needs to mature more. perhaps a migration install (starting with Lenny) could be made available via an install boot option while it is worked on and while we're waiting for more confidence in the ntfs-3g driver. the people that want to try out the bleeding edge stuff can give it a shot, test it, break it, and report on it. when deemed ready, the work can be quickly made available as part of the default install. you can't imagine how much this would simplify migration and thus increase the potential debian user-base.
4) Sharing email between windows and Linux Once again, this is an application-specific issue and not something for the installer team. In addition, it would depend on a writable partition, and thus depends on the ntfs-3g driver mentioned above.
it is a pain in the neck (primarily due to microsoft's continual use of binary formats). i do think that part of the job is for the installer team because if mail is set up correctly during installation, then user will find the barrier much lower when converting. someone needs to be put on the task of getting mail migration working flawlessly via readpst and the mail readers.
So, it is not that your bug report is ignored, but rather that some issues are outside the scope of the installer and some are not possible to fix within the current Etch release timeframe.
i think everything i said was applicable to installation -- because the installer should do all migration tasks automatically. if you make the average user think or feel uncomfortable, it's over. thank you for responding so promptly. mike
