From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 5 14:05:40 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60DA916A4CE for ; Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:05:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (clunix.cl.msu.edu [35.9.2.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDE1143D1F for ; Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:05:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id i25M5ce27976; Fri, 5 Mar 2004 17:05:38 -0500 (EST) From: Jerry McAllister Message-Id: <200403052205.i25M5ce27976@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: gdi1@bellsouth.net (patrick) Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 17:05:37 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <4048F67E.3020207@bellsouth.net> from "patrick" at Mar 05, 2004 04:51:58 PM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL2] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: x86 install routines X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 22:05:40 -0000 > > What's the problem with making this freebsd easy to install from the prompt? > I am curious, is writing install routines for the x86 desktop difficult? > and what > exactly is the difficulty. > Let me know, I am more than happy to help the project. Are you talking about installing FreeBSD or Xfree86? or what? If you want to contribute, then create your stuff and submit it? By the way, Xfree86 is somewhat distinct from FreeBSD. FreeBSD is the OS and people optionally install and configure Xfree86 on it. ////jerry > > Cordially, > > Patrick Sadler >