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Date:      Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:56:09 -0500
From:      Charles Howse <chowse@charter.net>
To:        freebsd-questions <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Modern FreeBSD Installer?
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On Apr 29, 2009, at 2:51 PM, Jerry McAllister wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 09:56:00AM -0300, Sergio de Almeida Lenzi  
> wrote:
>
>> hello....
>>
>> Well, after all that said, I would like to post my
>> modest oppinion based in experience from the market..
>>
>> 1) The people who use FreeBSD, or other OS, (the end user)
>> will never install the OS, the person will turn on the machine
>> and expects an graphical interface appears in the secreen.

I'm getting into this late, but I have installed FreeBSD many times,  
both as a desktop system and as a server.

>> 3) the "computer"  (computer is the term used by the USER) should
>> NEVER break, stop working.... That is: the computer (and the  
>> Operating
>> system) should act as the TV set... (remember those old times when  
>> the TV set
>> used to break???) you turn it on, and it works...

All "computers" work...until someone sits down at the keyboard.
>>
>> 5) A beautifull installer is good for the newspaper that publishes  
>> a "review" of
>> the Operating system (they must publish something to "sell"  
>> to ...save their job..),
>> Have you ever heard about a "Leopard" installer??? do you know  
>> someone who reinstalled "Leopard"??????

Ummm...you're talking to someone who has installed Panther, Tiger and  
Leopard, more than once.




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