From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Jan 7 18:14:26 1995 Return-Path: hackers-owner Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.9/8.6.6) id SAA03329 for hackers-outgoing; Sat, 7 Jan 1995 18:14:26 -0800 Received: from Root.COM (implode.Root.COM [198.145.90.1]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.9/8.6.6) with ESMTP id SAA03323 for ; Sat, 7 Jan 1995 18:14:23 -0800 Received: from corbin.Root.COM (corbin.Root.COM [198.145.90.18]) by Root.COM (8.6.8/8.6.5) with ESMTP id SAA18289; Sat, 7 Jan 1995 18:14:06 -0800 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by corbin.Root.COM (8.6.9/8.6.5) with SMTP id SAA00707; Sat, 7 Jan 1995 18:14:05 -0800 Message-Id: <199501080214.SAA00707@corbin.Root.COM> X-Authentication-Warning: corbin.Root.COM: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" cc: wpaul@skynet.ctr.columbia.edu (Wankle Rotary Engine), freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Graphical installations and such... In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 07 Jan 95 18:02:53 PST." <241.789530573@time.cdrom.com> From: David Greenman Reply-To: davidg@Root.COM Date: Sat, 07 Jan 1995 18:14:04 -0800 Sender: hackers-owner@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk >Why did I just KNOW that Rod was going to agree? :-) > >In a way, in fact it rather further proves my point! :-) >> > this is exactly the sort of thing that needs to be avoided. There's >> ... >> >> About all that I can say after reading this is BRAVO!!!! Ummm, can we all just get a grip on reality for a second? It seems to me that it is exceptionally clear that an X based install isn't ever going to happen. I have to count myself in with the people that don't want it even if 2GB+ disks and 16MB+ memory were the defacto standard minimum - the fact is that it is just too much for such a simple task. Besides, our current color ncurses based install works out *just fine* for what we need to do with it. It needs only minor extensions to do everything we want *and* it looks good. So what's all the hubbub, bub? Sheesh! I shouldn't have put myself back on -hackers; this pointless argument is definately proof of that! -DG