Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:39:18 -0200 From: Renato Botelho <rbgarga@gmail.com> To: "Peter J. Cherny" <peterc@luddite.com.au> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Apropos Removal of sysinstall Message-ID: <CAESiWkk-5QVVbjvi8eNoZSam_vd1ruLMBezQBjawQC7iGK3z1w@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4EFC1260.1060503@luddite.com.au> References: <4EFC1260.1060503@luddite.com.au>
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On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 5:10 AM, Peter J. Cherny <peterc@luddite.com.au> wr= ote: > Rather than hijack the previous thread, > it's probably time to make a few comments on the current and future > installation and use of ZFS FreeBSD. > > I've used both Solaris and FreeBSD since nearly day one for both OSs, so > have a deal of familiarity in their use. > > I believe removal of sysinstall exposes the community's blindness to a ma= jor > parts of it's future, ZFS root. > > Other than following arcane recipes, > the only way to create a system with ZFS root is by using Martin Matu=C5= =A1ka's > excellent mfsboot images. IIRC, PCBSD installer can install a regular FreeBSD on ZFS. --=20 Renato Botelho
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