Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 18:33:59 +0000 From: John Paul Lonie <jp@zip.com.au> To: Alfred Perlstein <perlsta@sunyit.edu> Cc: Joe Shevland <joe.shevland@horizonti.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /usr/src/release/sysinstall needs YOU. :-) Message-ID: <34D76316.9404EE5B@zip.com.au> References: <199801280040.AAA10165@fang.cs.sunyit.edu>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Alfred Perlstein wrote: > there's no point of a "pixel" graphical install for several reasons: > a) i don't think it is a good idea to limit this product to graphical > systems(i run a 586/133 with a mono card) > b) it should work over telnet for remote config. > c) by the time someone has X and java up and running why would they even > need it? :) > d) it should be small and not require so much disk space... > > maybe if it had an optional graphical front end that sorta immitated the > text interface for up and running systems.... that would be cool > HPUX has a nice admin utility called SAM which has a X front end and a txt front end ( in 11.00 they have added a java version) The best part is that you have the sam abilities from all the versions. This sort of system should be what we aim at. > as a side option beside the "niceness" of using java to code, why code it > in java? it will be for freebsd machines, running on x86 hardware (although > i hope some ports work out) using freebsd utilities to commit tasks... so > almost any lang you use will be portable to all versions of freebsd... Not all people only run FreeBSD. Portability and real world usability can only help FreeBSD in the long run. Regards, John Paul Lonie [-- Attachment #2 --] 0 c *H T0 P1 0 + 0 *H 00h]*}g0 *H 0b10UInternet10U VeriSign, Inc.1402U +VeriSign Class 1 CA - Individual Subscriber0 971228000000Z 981228235959Z010UInternet10U VeriSign, Inc.1402U +VeriSign Class 1 CA - Individual Subscriber1F0DU =www.verisign.com/repository/CPS Incorp. by Ref.,LIAB.LTD(c)961301U *Digital ID Class 1 - Netscape Full Service10UJohn Paul Lonie1 0 *H jp@zip.com.au0\0 *H K 0HA 1L7 "0 (sPqLB5bw- PPDx/Nةh+Q=Cw ]0Y0 U 0 0U 00 `HE00(+ https://www.verisign.com/CPS0b+0V0VeriSign, Inc.0=VeriSign's CPS incorp. by reference liab. ltd. (c)97 VeriSign 0 `HB0 `HExvd4652bd63f2047029298763c9d2f275069c7359bed1b059da75bc4bc9701747da5c7f4141beadb2bd2e89206af6bf8d311499fa1be4bfaf3ea45640 *H nV;J7<aQÆytвH:A^{LM!~K8o]1o3ա`LSKʗ .~Z [1e%w߅MQ+ɮxji [!!Nz0y0R 5 p~ +Y90 *H 0_1 0 UUS10U VeriSign, Inc.1705U .Class 1 Public Primary Certification Authority0 960627000000Z 990627235959Z0b10UInternet10U VeriSign, Inc.1402U +VeriSign Class 1 CA - Individual Subscriber00 *H 0 M #o)c,o.vK6W ƺ 3ʕ[y D*sRhpd>k]CnEG-ݻrL?q@T9|?l*4ո> 3010U 00 U 0 `HB0 *H WuƜ +wOE;X98y 9h4fLjE %nv\} g[Hg%dr)'7j('el@Mx,P ۰J010 0 *H 0_1 0 UUS10U VeriSign, Inc.1705U .Class 1 Public Primary Certification Authority0 960129000000Z 991231235959Z0_1 0 UUS10U VeriSign, Inc.1705U .Class 1 Public Primary Certification Authority00 *H 0 mVa-Hqg뷞 8%Fs$] en VsߴX9knը?144g NEVi xG)6c\-{2{0*/1g 0 *H RsU?}b*Lv n%= pW w `u;I!A\-LBI(،wS#UDL6[f ^^ԡ! 3;Y8ٖ$-)3hxNi5⨘s;1Z0V0v0b10UInternet10U VeriSign, Inc.1402U +VeriSign Class 1 CA - Individual Subscriberh]*}g0 + }0 *H 1 *H 0 *H 1 980203183401Z0 *H 100 *H (0# *H 11L(3 jw~yz S0 *H @vw,VB bS:I{j%hsInqVNsԘj9{OBv*'6Rl
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