From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 30 15:59:43 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5CD631065700 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:59:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f216.google.com (mail-bw0-f216.google.com [209.85.218.216]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC71F8FC23 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:59:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: by bwz12 with SMTP id 12so221995bwz.43 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:59:41 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=0QIgicW2l3JifbsJRj6YAGPVLbtNARzX6bSbzK67ZDo=; b=Rb5N5q+ZxNw2IOKA3NWct2ufhp8q10xMxRIJcawdPcXlY3bv/FgppVcnKA7tvSCzlk 3nu2sd+KBI4A1O3bLQDKewDaUs/aFMYYeFfSgu0qpnxTmslwYaJQN3CfIrFLL0js7d1W NxcBstEDQy0fowlav6aSEqZwwa+/5sdt1DQfI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=UpqKWJKwSndDO5a9G9TFcpJd5wEdTJdkPzwsn13LhF5BxRyvoMdmWMHs4O2jMNK70s nFV7KY50wXBuiyVnR8d/T1RiAwOsK52aDOUKFsi3BvXlk/L26/DiWdAflBOADXzflTvq is7hc+95mstLYFovZ7a313qxB0umBNGYocvQA= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.118.207 with SMTP id w15mr8545209bkq.126.1246377581322; Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:59:41 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <4A4A2025.9020401@otenet.gr> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:59:41 -0400 Message-ID: <4ad871310906300859m74a6967vdbf74b984f8a316c@mail.gmail.com> From: Glen Barber To: Tim Judd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: Manolis Kiagias , freebsd-questions Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: Custom GNOME-based FreeBSD iso released X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:59:43 -0000 On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Tim Judd wrote: >> >> It would be interesting to see how much demand exists for an >> installation DVD with KDE 3.5. =A0(KDE lost a large amount of voter >> share in Linux Journal's last Readers' Choice Awards.) >> [snip] > > When I run KDE, I run KDE4. =A0I'm not asking for someone to generate a > KDE3.5 or KDE4 install medium, but where is the line? > > If we make XFCE4, and Gnome2.26, why not Enlightenment, Blackbox, > KDE3.5, KDE4, etc etc etc? > > If I remember correctly, there already are two of these [1][2], soon to be followed by a third [3]. > > Earlier, I made hints at a webGUI install (the install medium would > boot into X, basic setup (VESA driver @1024x768, 24 [or 16bit] > depth)), run firefox or another lightweight browser (even lynx in the > console if X fails to start) on it's own filesystem or over apache. > Once network configuration is done, you can pull the data sets for > your choice of WM from the internet. > > > I think this has potential, and would offer making it (already started > on it), but I think my statements went on deaf ears when addressed to > the broad public. > > So I'll ask again if anyone else would be interested in this. =A0The > advantage is that on this webGUI install, you can offer it (secured of > course) over the internet for someone more technical to do the install > or configuring, including the same post-install configuration that > sysinstall offers. > I like the idea, but wouldn't you need console access to get the network configured? Unless I am misunderstanding your intention, it appears you are replacing ssh access with apacheXX (or lighttpd, etc). I like the idea, otherwise. [1] - http://pcbsd.org/ [2] - http://www.desktopbsd.net/ [3] - http://www.tomahawkcomputers.com/ --=20 Glen Barber