From owner-freebsd-chat Tue Dec 16 22:59:28 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id WAA16420 for chat-outgoing; Tue, 16 Dec 1997 22:59:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from x115-105.reshalls.umn.edu (x115-105.reshalls.umn.edu [134.84.115.105]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id WAA16410 for ; Tue, 16 Dec 1997 22:59:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from chris@x115-105.reshalls.umn.edu) Received: from x115-105.reshalls.umn.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by x115-105.reshalls.umn.edu (8.8.5/8.6.9) with ESMTP id AAA15798; Wed, 17 Dec 1997 00:26:54 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <199712170626.AAA15798@x115-105.reshalls.umn.edu> From: mikk0022@maroon.tc.umn.edu To: Wes Peters cc: The Classiest Man Alive , chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Kernel Configurator In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 16 Dec 1997 19:02:40 MST." <349732C0.8B4F7101@xmission.com> References: <349732C0.8B4F7101@xmission.com> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 00:26:54 -0600 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Tue, 16 Dec 1997 19:02:40 -0700 Wes Peters wrote >The Classiest Man Alive wrote: >> >> If there were a (semi) GUI application that assisted the user in selecting >> a relevant, compatible set of options and then allowed him/her to build >> the resulting kernel, would that be useful to any of you? Do you think it >> would be useful to FreeBSD/UNIX rookies? > >Yes, but configuring a kernel is not something you do every day. For that >reason alone, such a project won't have a big impact on day-to-day admin. >If, on the other hand, it's a project to get to know new tools or a new >language, it would certainly be a useful goal to attain. But the current state of affairs in configuring kernels is not good for UNIX rookies. Although I agree that a GUI would be misguided here, there are other ways to make the process friendlier. If you really want to help, how about a tutorial on kernel configuration, with a few good "walked-through" examples. The man pages are clear and concise, but some people don't like that. Meanwhile, the BSD docs are too in-depth, and not something that can be digested easily. Just my .02..... -- Chris Mikkelson mikk0022@maroon.tc.umn.edu U of M Tuba and Student "Life is too short for windows..." '94-present