From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 7 23:08:58 2010 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 23FC1106566B for ; Tue, 7 Dec 2010 23:08:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from tower.berklix.org (tower.berklix.org [83.236.223.114]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9AB0C8FC15 for ; Tue, 7 Dec 2010 23:08:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from park.js.berklix.net (p5B22FDD5.dip.t-dialin.net [91.34.253.213]) (authenticated bits=0) by tower.berklix.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id oB7N8lQr016019; Tue, 7 Dec 2010 23:08:49 GMT (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (fire.js.berklix.net [192.168.91.41]) by park.js.berklix.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id oB7N9jxX075391; Wed, 8 Dec 2010 00:09:46 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fire.js.berklix.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id oB7N9OMG072737; Wed, 8 Dec 2010 00:09:29 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from jhs@fire.js.berklix.net) Message-Id: <201012072309.oB7N9OMG072737@fire.js.berklix.net> To: Bruce Cran From: "Julian H. Stacey" Organization: http://www.berklix.com BSD Unix Linux Consultancy, Munich Germany User-agent: EXMH on FreeBSD http://www.berklix.com/free/ X-URL: http://www.berklix.com In-reply-to: Your message "Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:45:21 GMT." <20101207114521.GA68479@muon.cran.org.uk> Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:09:24 +0100 Sender: jhs@berklix.com Cc: Thomas Mueller , Polytropon , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installer program for FreeBSD-9.0? 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: Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:08:58 -0000 Bruce Cran wrote: > On Tue, Dec 07, 2010 at 11:29:09AM +0000, Thomas Mueller wrote: > > While installation and update via web browser makes sense as an option, it must not be the only option. What if the user starts with a blank hard drive, nothing installed? Then one needs to be able to install from CD, DVD or USB drive. FreeBSD has no installer@freebsd.org list. Should it ? Only a few people tend to work on & know the constraints of the installer, many people over years have have made suggestions & comments, would it be more efficient if FAQs were auto archived & easily found in an installer@freebsd.org archive ? My comments/ wish list - One text mode (non bitmap graphical) browser: /usr/ports/www/lynx - Still too complex for blind/ partially sighted people with special I/O phsical devs, I guess. - There are small clones of standard vi, with executables no larger than ee, could replace ee. Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultants Munich http://berklix.com Mail plain text; Not quoted-printable, or HTML or base 64. Avoid top posting, it cripples itemised cumulative responses.