From owner-freebsd-libh@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 24 01:35:48 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-libh@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6ABB616A4CE; Mon, 24 May 2004 01:35:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp-out5.xs4all.nl (smtp-out5.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD7BE43D48; Mon, 24 May 2004 01:35:47 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtp-out5.xs4all.nl (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i4O8ZRUY097456; Mon, 24 May 2004 10:35:27 +0200 (CEST) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.11/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i4O8Yaef000749; Mon, 24 May 2004 10:34:36 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i4O8Ya57000748; Mon, 24 May 2004 10:34:36 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wkb) Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 10:34:36 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" Message-ID: <20040524083436.GA718@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <003601c4415a$dc14cfb0$6501a8c0@yourw92p4bhlzg> <634F4BD9-AD51-11D8-8CA9-000393BB9222@queasyweasel.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <634F4BD9-AD51-11D8-8CA9-000393BB9222@queasyweasel.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-OS: FreeBSD 4.10-PRERELEASE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-libh@FreeBSD.ORG cc: core@FreeBSD.ORG cc: timh@tjhawkins.com Subject: Re: Hmm... why? X-BeenThere: freebsd-libh@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Dedicated to libh code development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 08:35:48 -0000 On Mon, May 24, 2004 at 12:10:07AM -0700, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: ... > > and we all know what kind of war that starts. I personally think > > freebsd should have its own installer under its own license. > > > > I think you sell the FreeBSD community a bit short. The issue is not > GPL vs BSD, and if there were a good, generic installation framework > that could be adapted to FreeBSD and was under the GPL, I don't think > people would blink twice at it. The problem with the Linux installers > isn't that they're GPL'd, it's that they're written to be very specific > to the distribution they're installing and make a lot of assumptions > about low-level Linux-specific partitioning methods and such. Apart from that I have yet to see a Linux installer that does not make me run for the hills.. sysinstall might not be it, but the Linux installers are by no means better. IMO etc. -- | / o / /_ _ |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org