Date: Sat, 03 Apr 1999 10:26:57 -0700 From: Donald Wilde <dwilde1@thuntek.net> To: Darren Pilgrim <dpilgrim@uswest.net> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The FreeBSD Installation Guide Project [Was: Re: FreeBSD Adovcacy] Message-ID: <37064F61.AB4B4612@thuntek.net> References: <Pine.SV4.3.96.990402153139.28286A-100000@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu> <37052E56.D243D4F6@thuntek.net> <37053C70.A99BEB29@uswest.net> <370540BF.C67A5442@thuntek.net> <37054D71.A05B12B4@uswest.net> <19990403115350.S413@lemis.com> <370584E6.796DD2A5@uswest.net> <19990403125339.V413@lemis.com> <3705E0A9.49257DF5@uswest.net> <19990403191536.G2142@lemis.com> <3705E655.DA6A46F@uswest.net>
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Before I get flamed from both sides, let me clarify my position further, Darren. Both Greg and Jordan are right, that there are current efforts ongoing that you should consider joining, or at least researching. Each of these two guys has contributed _far_ more than I to this Project, and they _do_ have a clue as to how to be successful at it. That said, however, I have never seen a little booklet which does what you describe. Jordan's install booklet makes way too many assumptions, and, as I said, it says nothing of WHY one would make one choice over another. Reading the README files buried at the root of the disk is hardly more helpful. Greg's book is a lot like the handbook, in that it tries to cover many things in many shapes and forms. We need a simple guide that gets Joe LinWin up to speed with a working desktop, taking into account also the experienced-but-new-to-FreeBSD SysAdmin who needs to get running quickly so he can begin to do the configuration he'll need to do. There aren't really a lot of decision points in the basic install as long as they're explained with detail in the options. Now, as to which ports to install, that's another real pail of worms. As you can see from earlier threads, I'm also concerned about that issue. I'd say do your thing, even if it's just straight text. We have others who will be glad to format a winning effort, because we all know it's important. Of course, there's also the fact that others will be working on making the install cleaner, too, forcing you to keep up... :-) -- Don Wilde "Bringing the Internet to everyone!" Wilde Media 1380 Rio Rancho Blvd. SE #117 voice: 505-771-0709 Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87124 e-mail: dwilde1@thuntek.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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