From owner-freebsd-config Tue Feb 3 15:57:38 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from daemon@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA00867 for config-outgoing; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 15:57:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-config) Received: from wcc.wcc.net (wcc.wcc.net [208.6.232.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA00860; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 15:57:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from piquan@wcc.wcc.net) Received: from detlev.UUCP (ppp111.wcc.net [208.6.232.111]) by wcc.wcc.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA23642; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 17:53:05 -0600 (CST) Received: (from joelh@localhost) by detlev.UUCP (8.8.8/8.8.7) id RAA01559; Tue, 3 Feb 1998 17:56:40 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from joelh) Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 17:56:40 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <199802032356.RAA01559@detlev.UUCP> To: tlambert@primenet.com CC: chris@bb.cc.wa.us, karpen@ocean.campus.luth.se, AdamT@smginc.com, mike@smith.net.au, kpielorz@tdx.co.uk, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, config@FreeBSD.ORG In-reply-to: <199802032317.QAA02805@usr01.primenet.com> (message from Terry Lambert on Tue, 3 Feb 1998 23:17:18 +0000 (GMT)) Subject: Re: FreeBSD updated Installation / Adminsitration Kit From: Joel Ray Holveck Reply-to: joelh@gnu.org References: <199802032317.QAA02805@usr01.primenet.com> Sender: owner-config@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >> I liked everything up until the reboot. :-( Win95 reboots so many >> times, that it takes hours of time trying to install. > There are three circumstances where Windows 95 will reboot: > 3) If during configuration, it asks if you want to reboot, and > instead of waiting until you have installed everything, you > *foolishly* say "yes". > This is pilot error. I personally believe that it is design error, since you give the user no information to tell if everything has been detected, so the user doesn't know when to reboot. It's also a documentation error... the fact that 'no' is quicker is not documented. -- Joel Ray Holveck - joelh@gnu.org - http://www.wp.com/piquan Fourth law of programming: Anything that can go wrong wi sendmail: segmentation violation - core dumped