From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 6 14:26:02 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 8D5ED16A417 for ; Wed, 6 Feb 2008 14:26:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from hlh@restart.be) Received: from tignes.restart.be (unknown [IPv6:2001:41d0:1:2ad2::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EFE6E13C4F5 for ; Wed, 6 Feb 2008 14:26:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from hlh@restart.be) Received: from restart.be (avoriaz.tunnel.bel [IPv6:2001:41d0:1:2ad2::fffe:0]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "avoriaz.restart.be", Issuer "CA master" (verified OK)) by tignes.restart.be (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF14D1BAC2E for ; Wed, 6 Feb 2008 15:26:00 +0100 (CET) Received: from morzine.restart.bel (morzine6.restart.bel [IPv6:2001:41d0:1:2ad2::1:2]) (authenticated bits=0) by restart.be (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m16EPvCF086201 for ; Wed, 6 Feb 2008 15:25:57 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from hlh@restart.be) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=restart.be; s=avoriaz; t=1202307960; bh=PKg9QvVFFPZ6xxaAA1O7WkdOXw2VIwxMVwVnM5Y btFg=; h=DomainKey-Signature:Message-ID:Date:From:Organization: User-Agent:MIME-Version:To:Subject:References:In-Reply-To: Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-Scanned-By; b=HTQDKfBQ8CI 7xab4RjWJWDwRIfeSlRclmoGBwZHB+RV2BnizDOdRbjFQg8nx+ZIh/9VS+J2PHHu9dl xr0Yd1GA== DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; s=avoriaz; d=restart.be; c=nofws; q=dns; h=message-id:date:from:organization:user-agent:mime-version:to: subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:x-scanned-by; b=uAuuZm5mVyq8AIu1eKg3decpsct+JIqGMCXLVSiyQRxmhXx007+5Js8L/plwOJOiE VEL64ylFf1+EoR8+aAeTg== Message-ID: <47A9C375.8020805@restart.be> Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:25:57 +0100 From: Henri Hennebert Organization: RestartSoft User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20080124) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <200802061122.m16BMrBv079324@fire.js.berklix.net> In-Reply-To: <200802061122.m16BMrBv079324@fire.js.berklix.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.63 on IPv6:2001:41d0:1:2ad2::1:1 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 14:26:02 -0000 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 still >> continues. > > 10+ years back when Jordan did first pre= X, 24x80 graphical installer, > 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 NetBSD~ > > NetBSD still have Ascii installer, so more attractive to some. Idea > for another SOC project : An automated tool that could descramble > all the glitz of [arbitrary ?] graphics tools back to something > sensible / Ascii, a bit like what OCR does for printed paper. > > No doubt a bew grraphical installer might be nice (if X is reliable > which it often is Not, & don't rely on VESA either on old hardware), > but just so's we don't forget blind too, amazingly they > use computers (with expensive interfaces). > > Also visually impaired do too, the later simply with simple text > xterms with Monster fonts, rather than graphics I presume. > Just my opinion: Maybe you are great BUT YOU ARE TOOOOO DEROGATORY about a work witch may be usefull to some new users!!!! Henri