Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 22:27:22 -0700 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.osd.bsdi.com> To: Jack Rusher <jar@integratus.com> Cc: "Jeroen C. van Gelderen" <jeroen@vangelderen.org>, Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net>, obrien@FreeBSD.ORG, Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>, arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Knobs for optional software... Message-ID: <22147.963379642@localhost> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 11 Jul 2000 21:45:01 PDT." <396BF7CD.C9D80CCA@integratus.com>
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> I think the knob approach is an excellent way to go. It seems to me > that the best installer for most people's needs would: > > o install almost nothing by default > o have knobs for nearly everything > o have "bundle" packages that group things together > o when a user requests a bundle, ask which (say) print system they > want (query on duplicates) Which is pretty much the design, in a nutshell, of Son of Sysinstall and has been for over 5 years. It's just a pity we haven't had as many volunteers as we've needed to actually translate dreams into reality. :) - Jordan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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