More Progress on Accessible Install for OpenSolaris
A while back, I wrote about work I was doing for an accessible install for OpenSolaris. Last week, I was able to make more progress on it using the new distribution constructor. I found the new distro constructor to be much easier to use than the old one, and the new checkpointing feature really sped up my development time.
So, where am I? Well, a blind person can indeed install my special CD and install OpenSolaris without sighted assistance. Way cool. I have also gone through nearly all the paperwork to get things contributed to OpenSolaris, and all the software components should be in place by b100 (if the link doesn't work, it's because b100 hasn't been released yet). After that, it will mean spinning up a new ISO to test with b100, which will be GNOME 2.24 based. If that works, I'll then work with the distro team to try to get things checked in for the OpenSolaris 2008.11 release. Between the GNOME Boston Summit and GNOME.Asia, however, I may end up being pressed between a rock and a great wall.
