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Date:      Tue, 08 Feb 2005 18:33:07 -0600
From:      Patrick Bowen <pbowen@fastmail.fm>
To:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: The case for FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <42095A43.9040902@fastmail.fm>
In-Reply-To: <20050208034855.D211E43D45@mx1.FreeBSD.org>
References:  <20050208034855.D211E43D45@mx1.FreeBSD.org>

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supraexpress@globaleyes.net wrote:

>One of the main "stumbling blocks" to using FreeBSD is the installation
>process. I have had "lots of fun" (not!) with NetBSD's line-mode/shell-script
>"installer" and confusing companion installation instructions, in the past; I
>only tried OpenBSD once and don't remember anything about its installation
>process, but I seem to recall that it was similar to NetBSD's; FreeBSD's
>'DOS-like menu' system is a travisty and IS PROBABLY THE ONE THING THAT TURNS
>OFF MORE PROSPECTIVE FBSD USERS THAN ANYTHING ELSE - I know - I have heard!
>  
>
I found that installing FreeBSD using sysinstall was faster and easier 
that a lot of other OS's, including various flavors of Linux.

Patrick Bowen



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