Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 16:45:35 +0300 (EET DST) From: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@freefall.freebsd.org> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Don't hit.. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960611164122.17445C-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee> In-Reply-To: <199606110858.BAA15193@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Tue, 11 Jun 1996, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > Here's a really warped and twisted idea I just got.. You know how > most commercial software installers take advantage of the "dead time" > during system installation to give the user lots of handy tips on > the kinds of things they might encounter or how to send off a warranty > registration card, etc and so forth? Well. Erm.. It wouldn't > be all that hard to make the sysinstall do that in novice mode, > either. Given an array of tip strings like "Be sure and see our > web pages at http://www.freebsd.org!", I could whap them up along > with the "progress bar" dialog during the installation. Lot of > dead time spent looking at that stupid status bar. > > What do you think? Puke, wretch, gag me with a microsoft splash product > screen or sort of a good idea? If you have opinions verging more > towards the "good idea" side, send me your tip strings and I'll collect > them.. If you think this idea is hateful and you'd personally refuse to use > sysinstall ever again if it were incorporated (though what are you > doing in "novice" mode, dude? :) then let me know that, too. Cool!!! We could even make a ascii-movie featuring Chuck.... :-) No the idea is really good. The way to go. Will there be a way of suggesting the tips? Some kind of contest? :-) Sander > > Thanks! > > Jordan >
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