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Subject: Re: "Next Generation" kernel configuration?
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> The debate here is automation vs. simplification. Why we shouldn't
> simplificate the kernel compile ? Because our user base's average IQ will
> be lower ? We're not suggesting to have KDE installed by default here.
> Users would still to have to type the commands to compile the kernel by
> hand and do a little research about the options they enabled. XFree86 has
> ncurses/graphic configuration utilities. Why the kernel shouldn't ?

Because configuring kernel by editing config files is, IMHO, the fastest
and most convenient method. New FreeBSD users should get used to it
from the beginning - this will save their time in future. There's nothing
hard in editing the files, especially after few kernels for different machines
have been created (they can be used as templates).

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