From owner-freebsd-sysinstall@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 28 14:40:49 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sysinstall@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7C901065673; Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:40:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com) Received: from mx1.fisglobal.com (mx1.fisglobal.com [199.200.24.190]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABF138FC12; Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:40:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from SBHFISLREXT03 ([10.132.254.62]) by SCSFISLTC01 (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id p8SDshm2013467; Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:54:43 -0500 Received: from sbhfisltcgw01.FNFIS.COM (Not Verified[10.132.248.121]) by SBHFISLREXT03 with MailMarshal (v6, 5, 4, 7535) id ; Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:55:16 -0500 Received: from smtp.fisglobal.com ([10.132.206.15]) by sbhfisltcgw01.FNFIS.COM with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:54:43 -0500 Received: from [10.0.0.103] (10.14.152.54) by smtp.fisglobal.com (10.132.206.15) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.1.323.3; Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:54:39 -0500 References: <4E822CC9.2060604@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 (iPhone Mail 8C148) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Message-ID: <205F87C5-8465-4FCC-A01A-A634937F953D@fisglobal.com> X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (8C148) From: Devin Teske Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:54:24 -0700 To: Randi Harper X-Originating-IP: [10.14.152.54] X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 Sep 2011 13:54:43.0626 (UTC) FILETIME=[2CE818A0:01CC7DE6] Cc: "" Subject: * Re: Removing sysinstall from 10.x X-BeenThere: freebsd-sysinstall@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Sysinstall Work List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:40:50 -0000 On Sep 27, 2011, at 10:47 PM, Randi Harper wrote: > The only reason I see this being a problem is for the handful of users > that will continue to rely on it for their automated roll-outs. >=20 > -- randi I'm envisioning 2-3 years from now, we'll either: a) rewrite our installer to use the new automation (and if it can't do the = job we'll patch it), or... b) roll 10.x release into a split-tarball so sysinstall can lay it down (as= suming that we're still using UFS1/2 as a filesystem for the OS (one of the= shortcomings of sysinstall). Either way, shouldn't be too much of a problem. I for one welcome our new b= sdinstall and/or pc-sysinstall overlord. > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 1:06 PM, Nathan Whitehorn > wrote: >> For the 9.x branch, we're keeping all 3 installers in the base system, b= ut >> I'd like to remove sysinstall from 10.x now that the releng/9 branch has >> been made, along with its associated forest of crufty old dependencies >> (libdisk, libftpio, etc.). Does anyone have strong reasons not to do thi= s? >> Otherwise I'll consign sysinstall to the attic on Friday 30 Sept. >> -Nathan >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-sysinstall@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sysinstall >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-sysinstall-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-sysinstall@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sysinstall > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-sysinstall-unsubscribe@freebsd.= org" _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidentia= l. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message an= d all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any ma= nner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware= that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and revie= w by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. _____________