OLPC-Update + RPMs

[C. Scott Ananian]

On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 1:34 AM, Mikus Grinbergs <mikus at bga.com> wrote:
> Erik wrote:
>  *  If it's more than a dozen users (e.g., one school), then I
>     believe a "mechanism" like 'customization' key should be used.
>     It would be an administrator/technician who prepares the
>     portable device with the fix.
>
>     If it does not exist already, OLPC development needs to create
>     the script which performs the actual upgrade from the files on
>     the portable device.  [Provision needs to be made for upgrading
>     both system stuff and application stuff.]

The designed 'preferred mechanism' here was olpc-update over local
mesh from a school server.  With dodgy availability of school servers,
we've been returning to something like merging the 'autoreinstallation
key' with the 'customization key'.
  --scott

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