Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 23:34:33 -0500 From: "Alfred Perlstein" <perlsta@sunyit.edu> To: "Joe Shevland" <joe.shevland@horizonti.com>, <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: /usr/src/release/sysinstall needs YOU. :-) Message-ID: <199801280040.AAA10165@fang.cs.sunyit.edu>
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> From: Joe Shevland <joe.shevland@horizonti.com> > To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: /usr/src/release/sysinstall needs YOU. :-) > Date: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 7:12 PM > > What are peoples' thoughts on a Java administration tool for FreeBSD? One > instant downside would be you'd need an X Server running for any GUI > options. Another would be you'd need the Java runtime environment (BTW, > this is my first posting, so please flame me gently if I'm in the wrong > discussion!). > > Thoughts? no :) there's no point of a "pixel" graphical install for several reasons: a) i don't think it is a good idea to limit this product to graphical systems(i run a 586/133 with a mono card) b) it should work over telnet for remote config. c) by the time someone has X and java up and running why would they even need it? :) d) it should be small and not require so much disk space... maybe if it had an optional graphical front end that sorta immitated the text interface for up and running systems.... that would be cool as a side option beside the "niceness" of using java to code, why code it in java? it will be for freebsd machines, running on x86 hardware (although i hope some ports work out) using freebsd utilities to commit tasks... so almost any lang you use will be portable to all versions of freebsd... -Alfred
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