From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 23 20:23:03 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 283B8106564A for ; Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:23:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: from oproxy4-pub.bluehost.com (oproxy4.bluehost.com [IPv6:2605:dc00:100:2::a4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id DF7B28FC0A for ; Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:23:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 20799 invoked by uid 0); 23 Jan 2012 20:23:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO box543.bluehost.com) (74.220.219.143) by cpoproxy1.bluehost.com with SMTP; 23 Jan 2012 20:23:02 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=apotheon.com; s=default; h=In-Reply-To:Content-Type:MIME-Version:References:Message-ID:Subject:To:From:Date; bh=0u39bAYdnNQkpRDIAjYwg5jQdA9A6azojeV6dmumbqs=; b=MjysSAHtYyqhQS8a3gcfAQevXiz79NlCPTjZF6zy27Z167Juz4odBWDLIadxD2QvRCNxOs011Ka3es9YOfwwDLmgDO4nZlRbD+mjSPYsYqoJJAMExdE0TPa2ORn8fqKu; Received: from c-24-8-180-234.hsd1.co.comcast.net ([24.8.180.234] helo=localhost) by box543.bluehost.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1RpQPt-00032U-SV for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:23:01 -0700 Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:23:01 -0700 From: Chad Perrin To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20120123202301.GA21884@hemlock.hydra> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <201201202243.01861.koggybsd@comcast.net> <201201202115.06909.lyubomir@grigorovl.eu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Identified-User: {2737:box543.bluehost.com:apotheon:apotheon.com} {sentby:smtp auth 24.8.180.234 authed with perrin@apotheon.com} Subject: Re: Horrible installer X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:23:03 -0000 On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 07:30:57PM +0100, Wojciech Puchar wrote: > >I first touched FreeBSD around 2005. The current insteller is much more > >appealing and useful. All the people displaying elitist attitude toward the > >arcaic installer which infact DID push people away from FreeBSD, I don't > >understand you. > so may i explain you: > > Those who cannot install things without fancy interfaces are not > ever able to manage that system afterwards. This is not a toy but > best performing unix system. Thank you for (inadvertently?) making people with a legitimate need for the functionality of sysinstall look like intolerant elitists by association with you in the minds of those who don't understand their needs, just because you seem to agree with them. I miss your silence. -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]