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Date:      Sat, 3 Dec 2011 11:51:44 +0100
From:      Joel Dahl <joel@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk>
Cc:        svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, Ken Smith <kensmith@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r228192 - head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts
Message-ID:  <20111203105144.GL23987@goofy01.vnodelab.local>
In-Reply-To: <4ED91D22.6000803@cran.org.uk>
References:  <201112020038.pB20cmt6068628@svn.freebsd.org> <20111202094411.GJ23987@goofy01.vnodelab.local> <4ED91D22.6000803@cran.org.uk>

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On 02-12-2011 18:46, Bruce Cran wrote:
> On 02/12/2011 09:44, Joel Dahl wrote:
> > * Not specifically aimed at this commit, but my recommendation
> >    would be that we keep bsdinstall as simple as possible: installing FreeBSD
> >    should require a minimum amount of keystrokes. I realise this is just one
> >    more screen, but I hope we don't turn bsdinstall into a configuration
> >    utility where you can disable/enable just about anything in rc.conf.
> 
> This is an argument I see again and again.

Yes, and now we've got bsdinstall instead of sysinstall. Much better. Some (most?)
people want the installer to just install the OS and then get out of the way, as
quickly as possible.

-- 
Joel



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