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-- TimMiner - 02 May 2002
Here we are concerned with the traits of both hardware and software that will allow the users to quickly and cleanly change OperatingSystem? software. The intent is to give the user choices of OS software, choices of versions of OS software, allow easy upgrade paths as well as an easy way of reverting to more stable OS software versions.
Please capture these traits in the form of requirements.
Debate and discussion area on high level requirements:
#TM3 to BootAlternative OS environments from storage media. ---This concerns where the code lives prior to being booted.
#TM4 preclude OS suppliers from defeating the ability to BootAlternative OS environments. ---This deals with stopping a developer from deploying code that can defeat a specific high level requirement.
The above 2 should be stated together - they are fundamentally the same issue. -- RickJones? 01 May 2002 Perhaps, but we can not make that call at this early stage. - Main TimMiner?? 01 may 2002
More from Rick, Jon or others?
End debate area on high level requirements.
Situation
Software developers need to be able to get alpha and beta testers to more quickly and completely eliminate buggy code. If the installation and booting of new OS software and applications software is forced to be more modular and less time consuming, this result can be achieved.
Users who want to upgrade OS software would also be well served because they would be less frustrated with prematurely released software if they could go back easily to a stable version.
Developers would also be well served by such a scheme because the headaches and frustrations of compatibility issues would have a built in path to follow.
Users could also give more hope to innovative developers that their ideas may actually get tried if those OS trials were easy to do.
Target
Develop the system in such a way that new OS installation was as easy as opening a file with an application. Give users the ability to upgrade and revert in version of OS and applications with that ease. This would also give developers and testers faster turn around and probably better results along with better productivity.
Proposal
Write requirements for software operations within the system and software development, installation, de-installation, upgrading, delivery and testing that promote these notions and goals. TimMiner? 01 may 2002
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