From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 27 20:57:59 2009 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 65DF81065678 for ; Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:57:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from listreader@lazlarlyricon.com) Received: from proxy1.bredband.net (proxy1.bredband.net [195.54.101.71]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F4A18FC13 for ; Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:57:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from listreader@lazlarlyricon.com) Received: from ironport.bredband.com (195.54.101.120) by proxy1.bredband.net (7.3.140.3) id 49F5A15200031592 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:57:58 +0200 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AvQFAH259UlV44BwPGdsb2JhbACBUJUKAQEBAbdWg3QF X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.40,256,1238968800"; d="scan'208";a="510375863" Received: from c-7080e355.09-42-6e6b7010.cust.bredbandsbolaget.se (HELO trapper.homedns.org) ([85.227.128.112]) by ironport1.bredband.com with ESMTP; 27 Apr 2009 22:57:57 +0200 Message-ID: <49F61C54.1020404@lazlarlyricon.com> Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:57:56 +0200 From: Rolf G Nielsen User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11/20090405) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20090426194410.c00aaf73.freebsd@edvax.de> <49F4A3D8.3090106@gothic-chat.de> <200904272033.47390.beni@brinckman.info> <20090427224035.63792f6b.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20090427224035.63792f6b.freebsd@edvax.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Modern FreeBSD 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, 27 Apr 2009 20:57:59 -0000 Polytropon wrote: <...> > > There is NO thing that works for everyone, a one size fits all > egg-laying wool milk sow; in Germany, we call this "eierlegende > Wollmilchsau", a device (or system) that does everything under > any circumstances, for everyone. > > People are different, that's why there are many ways to go for > them to choose from. In the past, I chose DOS for some things, > OS/ES for others, and later on, Linux; today, FreeBSD is my > choice. I can't tell what I will use in the future, because > I don't know my requirements of tomorrow. > > Things may change. FreeBSD is an operating system that has > so much potential, and can be used in many different fields > of work (and play, and entertainment, and learning). > > One of the reasons it's so versatile is the fact that it runs > on minimum conditions, still offering the whole power. You > run the same OS on a 150 MHz P1 as you run on a 5 million GHz > Uber-server. THAT is modern. :-) > > Well said. As I've come to expect from Polyptron. And by that, I hope this godforsaken discussion has come to an end. As there's no such thing as an "eierlegende Wollmilchsau", there will always be people who object, no matter how things are done, and I cannot see the point in continuing this any further. -- Rolf Nielsen