Seeking an open source solution for a windows installer

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Published on 2010-05-18T01:04:16Z Indexed on 2010/05/18 1:10 UTC
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Hi,

I'm want to add a windows installer to my project.

I saw two open source solutions: WiX and Nsis.

Do you have any expirience with them? Do you use another FOSS installer?

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