From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 26 15:14:52 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25B24106564A for ; Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:14:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from djuatdelta@gmail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f162.google.com (mail-fx0-f162.google.com [209.85.220.162]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84BF58FC26 for ; Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:14:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from djuatdelta@gmail.com) Received: by fxm6 with SMTP id 6so1487144fxm.43 for ; Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:14:50 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=cYJ5b7BHaUuIdMmx3j4k3Rs3Umtr9IPu4vR1lgPM4ew=; b=hCbqvjAsUrgPROpizsin8zJpGAV7XYlYrG2I8VgKb2j+Hd5i1TxYQOe7j9EAGUdyYc AxR/gD6ZM9nkCKQoOmBFCd5x5/YeMqgraxICqN29GW5XZKhpFjZh7M41SXgTiitM/CLO fNBXvDuzpy/DpxFqzJ2wl4/Mf9SvtxLFdgb+M= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=E+EoeEFwHofaaXaBHaw/wXx8JCZq47YPkFnIXJG7dK3YfF70nA879FoWcOlVU3upTZ KIXuYCgL+rljpgz5HbNlwRtNnqEtFI/3W53pjs+iYYmh/1HzXbeF2LoD7iXEwKHNlOCn bUAbRTfEpRWHukSGy3MbWc5ZeE+Dz6GE6Jk4I= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.102.218.8 with SMTP id q8mr2580100mug.45.1240758890428; Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:14:50 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <200904261706.59497.beni@brinckman.info> References: <4ad871310904260418u4e3b9778i577d56385cb1dfeb@mail.gmail.com> <49F46E7E.4000300@lazlarlyricon.com> <200904261706.59497.beni@brinckman.info> Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:14:50 -0400 Message-ID: From: Daniel Underwood To: beni@brinckman.info Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Modern FreeBSD Installer? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:14:52 -0000 I didn't say a graphical installer has less functionality. I said it has no more. On Sunday, April 26, 2009, beni wrote: > On Sunday 26 April 2009 16:23:58 Rolf G Nielsen wrote: >> Glen Barber wrote: >> > On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 7:01 AM, Wojciech Puchar >> > >> > wrote: >> >>> software installation CPU/RAM needs), run the dialog(3) interface. = =A0If >> >>> it's >> >>> a fast 686, default to a X environment. >> >> >> >> nonsense. please stop this stupid discussion at all. >> >> >> >> just use linux or windows (maybe PC-BSD) if it's important for you. >> > >> > This discussion is not about Linux or Windows. =A0It is about a >> > graphical installer. =A0If you are not going to contribute anything >> > useful to the discussion, close your email client. >> >> And why is a graphical installer needed or even wanted? As several >> people, including, I believe, Wojciech, pointed out, it would just make >> the installation process slower without adding anything useful to >> functionality. Concentrate on function and flexibility instead of eye >> candy. And I tend to agree with Polyptron about language. I have several >> friends who wouldn't dream of using a system that's English only. Simply >> because they do not understand it well enough. > > Why should a graphical installer have less functionality ? And what is wr= ong > with some eye candy ? Guys, please, wake up, we don't live in the 70's an= ymore > ! I'm using pc-bsd. Why ? Cause of the easy and nice installer. It's as s= imple > as that. > And before anyone says "do it yourself", "get a sponsor" or something dow= n > those lines : if it is all about choice, why not give the people/user the > choice ? Now I don't have any choice : sysinstall or pc-bsd... > I'm for both : text and graphical :-) > > -- > Beni. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" >