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Date:      Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:41:08 -0800
From:      Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Justin Hibbits <jhibbits@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-current <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: Removal of sysinstall from HEAD and lack of a post-install configuration tool
Message-ID:  <4EF93044.80408@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <69C4832E-BECB-4DD3-B1CF-56A70BBB3A98@freebsd.org>
References:  <4EF904F2.4020109@FreeBSD.org> <69C4832E-BECB-4DD3-B1CF-56A70BBB3A98@freebsd.org>

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On 12/26/2011 18:23, Justin Hibbits wrote:

> Hi Doug,
> 
> I do agree that it would be nice to have a post-install configuration
> utility.  However, I think it might be better served with a separate
> tool, rather than a swiss army knife that sysinstall was.  If someone is
> willing to do the work, I think a suitable replacement could be written
> in sh+dialog, along the lines of bsdinstall. 

I don't think anyone would disagree that it would be nice to have a new
tool, but that's not the question.

> That being said, I remove myself from the nomination pool.

... and this is why "would we like to have a new tool?" is not the
question. :)


Doug

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