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Date:      Fri, 10 Apr 2020 20:13:20 +0200
From:      Daniel Ebdrup Jensen <debdrup@freebsd.org>
To:        Alfonso Siciliano <alfix86@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Ars Technica article on FreeBSD new user experience
Message-ID:  <CAJEDNsgDCfzfWgdPdHcV5SrrRszXFbT6xPVXCGSyMtrOm9M6tQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On 4/10/20, Alfonso Siciliano <alfix86@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Apr 2020 15:05:32 -0400
> Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> wrote:
>
>> Jim Salter has an article in Ars Technica discussing his experience
>> with FreeBSD 12.1 as a desktop:
>> https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/04/not-actually-linux-distro-review-freebsd-12-1-release/
>>
>> There are some points in there that might involve misunderstanding,
>> but there are also a number of real issues raised about the experience
>> a new (or newish) desktop FreeBSD user will have. It will be a good
>> idea for us to examine these, and offer advice or corrections if
>> appropriate, and otherwise look how we can improve the FreeBSD
>> experience for new users.
>
> I think a Debian tasksel-like utility can be a key improvement
> (I could work on it)
>
> "Collection Software"
>
>  [ ] FreeBSD desktop environment
>  [ ] ... GNOME
>  [ ] ... KDE
>  [ ] ... XFCE
>  [ ] Laptop
>  [ ] ... Nvidia Optimus
>  [ ] ... Intel drm-kmod
>  [ ] Office
>    and so on
>
> However, my installation is 2 years old, I don't know the
> current features of bsdinstall.
>
> Alfonso
>
> ---
> Alfonso S. Siciliano
>    http://alfix.gitlab.io
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Just on the off-chance that you (or anyone else following this thread)
isn't aware of it, Devin Teske recently announced work much like this
[1], and Devin took over maintainership/work on bsdinstall from Nathan
Whitehorn, so it's in the best hands possible. :)

[1]: https://twitter.com/freebsdfrau/status/1248671577392033792



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