> >A Java installer is what we need, OpenSource one of course.
> >Installing a Java product should not be too related to the platform on
> which it
> >is installed, installing is just copying the right files at the right
> place.
> >(well may a little more ;-)).
> >Does someone knows about such a tool?
>
> It seems that TC 4.0 team allready choose NSI, which is not a
> bad idea for Windows world but didn't help others OS users.
I don't know if you noticed, but I totally hate non-native (Java)
installers.
> We allready have package for Linux (Redhat, Suze, Mandrake)
> via RPM, I've read about Linux Debian works.
Yes, Linux is RPM.
> What about others OS.
If it's Solaris, chances are the guys don't need an installer ;-)
If it's MacOS, well, we only support MacOS X (so we have some time).
> I think like JF we need a Java Installer for that kind of
> task.
Cool. Just do it ;-)
There's no problem in distributing both IMO, because one of them may be
better in some cases, and not that great in others.
Remy
