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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 20:21:44 -0600 (MDT)
From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
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Subject: Re: BSDCan talk on installers
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On Wed, 3 Jun 2015, Warren Block wrote:

> At BSDCan, I'll be giving a half-hour talk called "Installers: Discord and 
> Happiness".  We'll take a step back, look at installers from another angle, 
> and cover some ways that installers can do a better job for the user. 
> Everyone is welcome to attend.  System installer or short talk enthusiasts 
> might be particularly interested.
>
> The talk will be on Friday, June 12, at 10:30AM in DMS 1130, the DevSummit 
> track.

A big thanks to the surprising number of people who attended and 
particularly those who asked questions.  An article version of the talk 
is on my site:
http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/installers.html