From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jun 11 08:04:41 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id IAA05867 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 11 Jun 1996 08:04:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mailhub.aros.net (mailhub.aros.net [205.164.111.17]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id IAA05860; Tue, 11 Jun 1996 08:04:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from terra.aros.net (terra.aros.net [205.164.111.10]) by mailhub.aros.net (8.7.5/Unknown) with ESMTP id JAA25749; Tue, 11 Jun 1996 09:42:10 -0600 (MDT) Received: (from angio@localhost) by terra.aros.net (8.7.5/8.6.12) id JAA08203; Tue, 11 Jun 1996 09:04:35 -0600 From: Dave Andersen Message-Id: <199606111504.JAA08203@terra.aros.net> Subject: Re: Don't hit.. To: jkh@freefall.freebsd.org (Jordan K. Hubbard) Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 09:04:35 -0600 (MDT) Cc: hackers@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199606110858.BAA15193@freefall.freebsd.org> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at Jun 11, 96 01:58:32 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25 PGP2] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk 1) Your web page tip 2) "The FreeBSD handbook contains a wealth of information" 3) "There is a list of Frequently Asked Questions online at http:/..." 4) "You can search the mailing list archives for problems and solutions at ..." 5) "FreeBSD t-shirt, complete with daemon. http:..." 6) "FreeBSD is supported by an extensive set of mailing lists. http://..." 7) "If you'd like to contribute to the FreeBSD project, see...." But perhaps best: 7) Do *not* delete the math device from your kernel and ask about it on -questions. Well, it was a thought. :-) -Dave Andersen Lo and behold, Jordan K. Hubbard once said: > > 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. > > Thanks! > > Jordan > -- angio@aros.net Complete virtual hosting and business-oriented system administration Internet services. (WWW, FTP, email) http://www.aros.net/ http://www.aros.net/about/virtual "There are only two industries that refer to thier customers as 'users'."