Neil Nelson wrote:

> I think we need to put together a plan.



Ok.



> I need to continue to reduce the crash problems on the icsa.  One of

> those deals with the Installer.  Did the icsa crash just now? If so

> send me the log when you get a chance or make some small record

> and let me know.  You might say `it crashed' and then I have better

> visibility on the rate of crashing.  That is, e.g., I thought I had beat the

> Installer problems, I worked on it for hours and it seemed to be working,

> but it is now not working well, and so my thinking needs to have a

> means of change and so you would say it crashes to correct my thinking.



The ICSA crashed when attempting to download, where we need to keep in

mind that this system's copying procedures are all non-functioning

(except the MSDOS shell ones).



> Robert does seem like a way to get things tested and we might be able

> to get his attention by sending him emails early each day. This depends

> on what you think, but getting someone's attention may require a more

> concentrated effort.



Robert will try to do whatever I tell him to do. Since I do not

currently have a chance to work with him, I would ask you to try that

instead. And then you require to tell me what should I tell him to do.



> And then I can get Justin to do some testing.



Your choice.



> The overall goal should be to have a software set that can be promoted

> and downloaded that runs to a useful sufficiency.  And this must be

> done within a few weeks.



I expect I can get this system back within a few days. But until then,

it's this rather non-existant way.



> Your virus software is an intersting idea but seems to be more tangent

> to what we are doing as against the Installer, games, FTE, MSDOS,

> getting other developers coordinated, putting together a marketing plan,

> getting documentation and web pages together, hammering out existing

> issues with the software and likely others.  That is, we are (primarily I

> am) in a bit of crunch mode to get the software available for download

> and get it marketed.  This requires a focussed and well-coordinated

> effort.



The virus software will be another thing like the Installer (I will put

togather online report parsing software that will update the databanks

and upload them to the server automaticaly for further download by

anyone else), but a solid secondary issue, that is, I will only work on

it after we get ICI into something sellable or when working on that is

not an option.



The things on my side will be delayed in devolopment until I get this

system to work, which is planned for today. Normaly I would get some

time inbetween to code, but having been handed in the administration of

this machine, I can and have to do everything as immediately as

possible.



> I will get the work done on my end to support that.  If you think it will

> not come together easily because of the process-conflict problem you

> are having, then we may need to set the Installer aside and try a more

> successful path. Or at least work on some easier problems that can show

> success in the short remaining period.



The process-conflict is a problem hard to get at, because I can't know

what caused it and don't know what to do about it. When I work on it,

I'll start by inserting delay loops.



> And just as a note, it is not required that you do a particular thing, that

> there is only one thing or some very restricted few things that you

> should or can do.  I am trying to identify useful priorities that then

> list some few things, but if those few things will not make useful

> progress then there are very likely other things that could be done

> instead.



No problem, I have time here and I have nothing else to do, except these

few system issues recently.



> After completing the Installer work from my side, I will then be putting

> together the self-extracting exe, then I am working on screens for the

> ICSA.  And somewhere in there I need to get the download side on the

> ici_server, including the weg pages working.

> 

> And so I am completing my side of the Installer and then will let you

> know.



Yes, if you can just testrun it on your computer and send me the logs

(cfp_use.log, database_io.log, installer.log). After Installer, you can

run Downloader, which I expect will be doing the download and also send

me the logs (the two + downloader.log).



C'ya!



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