From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 6 11:44:12 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCA6B16A418 for ; Wed, 6 Feb 2008 11:44:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-stable@m.gmane.org) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 578C513C442 for ; Wed, 6 Feb 2008 11:44:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-stable@m.gmane.org) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1JMihA-0007q6-Fw for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:44:04 +0000 Received: from lara.cc.fer.hr ([161.53.72.113]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:44:04 +0000 Received: from ivoras by lara.cc.fer.hr with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:44:04 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org From: Ivan Voras Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:45:09 +0100 Lines: 47 Message-ID: References: <200802061122.m16BMrBv079324@fire.js.berklix.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enigE5575292F7931118516FA4FE" X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: lara.cc.fer.hr User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20071022) In-Reply-To: <200802061122.m16BMrBv079324@fire.js.berklix.net> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.0 Sender: news Subject: Re: finstall alpha3 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:44:13 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigE5575292F7931118516FA4FE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Julian H. Stacey wrote: > Ivan Voras wrote: >> As some of you may already know, I'm working on a graphical installer >> for FreeBSD 7, which was started as a Google SoC 2007 project but stil= l >> continues.=20 >=20 > 10+ years back when Jordan did first pre=3D X, 24x80 graphical installe= r, > soon afer he'd finished a blind chap posted ~So how do I install ?~ > Answer then: ~Get a friend do it for you, or abandon FreeBSD & use NetB= SD~ Good advice, in a BOFH kind of way :) The "installer" is actually separated into a front-end (GUI) and the back-end, with the idea that both be interchangeable. In the long term, someone may write a text-based front-end, if it is needed. The actual usability of finstall will come with the more advanced features, like configuring GEOM RAID, etc. Even now it can set up UFS+gjournal or ZFS file systems for users who want it. It will not replace sysinstall immediately, but it might, given time. I hope to preach about it on BSDCan :) --------------enigE5575292F7931118516FA4FE Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHqZ3FldnAQVacBcgRAvkXAKC0m4ZFRvYyoMUd+ZzAahKBofXOkQCcCsgP DWFcrfCgWrnT4RwNNQbdhU4= =zm8T -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigE5575292F7931118516FA4FE--