From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 11 20:51:01 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFA6E106568D for ; Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:51:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz (southernuniform.com [66.76.92.18]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 679AE8FC18 for ; Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:51:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.14.3/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n9BKnvtM020427; Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:50:12 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at daleco.biz Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ezekiel.daleco.biz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 63o9JVQtuzfn; Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:48:22 -0500 (CDT) Received: from archangel.daleco.biz (ezekiel.daleco.biz [66.76.92.18]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n9BKCDN7019918; Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:12:34 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Message-ID: <4AD23C1C.8040300@daleco.biz> Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:12:12 -0500 From: Kevin Kinsey User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090929) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Alexander Best , Randi Harper , FreeBSD Questions References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: Re: sysinstall colours 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, 11 Oct 2009 20:51:01 -0000 Alexander Best wrote: >> Seriously?!?!?! All the problems with sysinstall, and your idea is to >> change >> the color? Are you trying to start a bikeshed? If so, I prefer pink. > >> -- randi I'm painting the little girl's room next week and might have some leftover interior latex, if that will do. Oh, but, it's outside, so prolly not. Sorry. Or, do you want your pink bikeshed in the garage? ;-) > current developers don't seem to have any interest in improving sysinstall. so > it's important to get new people involved in freebsd. and the way to do that > is with an attractive looking installer and an easy installation process imo. I don't want to be harsh, but do you know what you're talking about? Randi, for one, has taken on the zombie known as sysinstall with a nice big shotgun, and is attempting to keep adding a few features here/there as needed to keep up with necessities while other developers (AFAIK) work on other projects, including, at last count, a couple differnet possibilities for installers. It's apparently been rather daunting work, and, as a result, the new installer, whatever its name is/will be, isn't ready for inclusion with 8.0. However, a day is coming ... Kevin Kinsey