From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 8 23:39:47 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1406E16A4CE for ; Mon, 8 Mar 2004 23:39:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from tomts9-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts9.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.53]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8727B43D1D for ; Mon, 8 Mar 2004 23:39:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dashevil@sympatico.ca) Received: from smtp.bellnexxia.net ([209.226.175.148]) by tomts9-srv.bellnexxia.netSMTP <20040309073945.MVIU28144.tomts9-srv.bellnexxia.net@smtp.bellnexxia.net> for ; Tue, 9 Mar 2004 02:39:45 -0500 X-Mailer: Openwave WebEngine, version 2.8.11 (webedge20-101-194-20030622) From: To: Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 2:39:45 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <20040309073945.MVIU28144.tomts9-srv.bellnexxia.net@smtp.bellnexxia.net> Subject: Re: Re: Desktop FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 07:39:47 -0000 > I do agree that FreeBSD is an amazing Operating System > and would be a great way to go for a desktop system. > Various *BSD have their strengths. I referenced > EkkoBSD for a potential installer, just tossing out > some ideas. Please keep in mind that I do enjoy the > current installer, I wouldn't change it. > Yea, I don't know what to expect out of EkkoBSD though as I haven't seen an ISO that uses the graphical installer. Regardless, looking into it is a great idea as there may be a good portion of code that we'll be able to salvage. I really wish that EkkoBSD's first step should have been with that installer, no matter how buggy it actually was. It is, in essence, all that EkkoBSD is (from my understanding). I never implied that we should change the current FreeBSD CD in any way, my idea is for an additional CD that utilizes the same packages with a different installer and a different default setup. A 'Workstation' CD. I know that there are people working on this, but I still think that the ports/pkg_add system isn't being exploited to its maximum benefit. GUI tools for these (that allowed you to download binaries off ftp://ftp.freebsd.org would provide something equal to (if not greater than) the Lin---ws [What a stupid name] click and add/whatever functionality. Only the FreeBSD one is, well, free. > I still have to disagree about file formats which > equate to vendor lock-in (IMHO). I will also agree > that a little more publicity wouldn't hurt anything > either. Being more in the public could do some > benefit to the community. > > Once again these are only my opinions. > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Search - Find what you?re looking for faster > http://search.yahoo.com >