Date: Fri, 06 Feb 1998 16:44:42 -0800 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl> Cc: robert+freebsd@cyrus.watson.org, mike@smith.net.au, alk@pobox.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: wd0s1e hard errors Message-ID: <303.886812282@gringo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 06 Feb 1998 19:05:57 %2B0100." <199802061805.TAA01257@yedi.iaf.nl>
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> If I wanted graphical junk during install I'll go for M$ stuff. On the other > hand if people wanted to create an graphical install like Solaris Sparc > has... BARF. Never. For one thing, blind people have an almost impossible time with graphical installs whereas the text based ones work quite well with the PC "talkers" and enable FreeBSD to be installed where fancier OSes are impossible. After working with Max here in Japan (he was my translator for the FreeBSD keynote speach), I have renewed respect for the task of keeping us accessible to the handicapped and will fight a purely graphical install tooth and nail. Let's not also forget the ISPs who install FreeBSD via serial consoles and would also view a graphical installer as a step backward. The splash screen stuff is another kettle of fish - I can think of a number of commercial folks who'd like their logo to come up when FreeBSD boots and such things don't interfere with text based installs anyway, so why not? Jordan
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