Assessing YAIM

Random remarks

• Not atomic: lots errors or warnings may be produced when running configure_node, but still the end result may be: "Configuration complete".
• Not structured: when configuring multiple node types or services, it is not obvious from observing the output which part is being configured.
• Reconfiguring: when things have to be changed after a system has been configured, one would want to be able to rerun Yaim with a new site-info.def, and be sure that everything will be updated accordingly. This is not the case.
• Unconfiguring/removing a service: how to uninstall a service? rpm -e looks like an answer, but how to take care of all the dependencies?

Quality Attributes, GGF Best Practice

• yaim-qa_2006_the_use_and_usefulness_of_the_iso-iec_9126_quality_standard01541821.pdf
• yaim-qa_2006a_model_for_software_product_quality_00345830.pdf
• yaim-qa_gfd.65.pdf
• yaim-qa_gfd.69.pdf
• yaim-qa_presentatie_20060419_clerc_en_van_ekris.pdf
• yaim-qa_presentatie_20060419_trienekens.pdf
• yaim-qa_sei_qualityattributes_tr021.95.pdf

-- RichardDeJong - 14 Jun 2006