From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 26 18:11:48 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 8871D106566C for ; Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:11:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from neo@gothic-chat.de) Received: from gothnet.eu (srv1.gothnet.eu [83.133.111.128]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 413FD8FC16 for ; Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:11:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from neo@gothic-chat.de) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gothnet.eu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36B6333C97 for ; Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:11:46 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at gothnet.eu Received: from gothnet.eu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (gothnet.eu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id Q82+-OboCq4x for ; Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:11:40 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [192.168.2.100] (p4FE64AE4.dip.t-dialin.net [79.230.74.228]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: neo) by gothnet.eu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 622F133C96 for ; Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:11:40 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <49F4A3D8.3090106@gothic-chat.de> Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:11:36 +0200 From: "Neo [GC]" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (Macintosh/20090302) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20090426001855.GA89151@owl.midgard.homeip.net> <87zle3mii0.fsf@kobe.laptop> <20090426194410.c00aaf73.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20090426194410.c00aaf73.freebsd@edvax.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 18:11:48 -0000 Just my two cents: Why a graphical installer? Shure, it looks nice, easy, modern and more accessable (examples: Mac OS X, Vista), but on the other hand, for me FreeBSD never was intended to be fancy, but to be functional. The text mode installer: - works on every PC, every graphics card, every screen, with serial console, with ssh, with screenreader - is easy enough for people who are able to use it after the installation - doesn't need a mouse to be usable FreeBSD isn't Linux/OSX/Windows, FreeBSD is not for users who want eyecandy, FreeBSD is for professinals who want perfectly working systems, who know how to edit .conf-files, which packages the need and so on. (at least I think so) IMHO, the biggest problem with graphical installers is that they just don't work for everyone. For example, my last attempts to install Ubuntu Linux stopped when the installer didn't work with my graphics card or just choosed a mode my TFT didn't support. This was such a bad experience, I didn't wanted to try it anymore. Regards, Neo [GC]