From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 9 04:23:27 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7613516A4CE for ; Wed, 9 Feb 2005 04:23:27 +0000 (GMT) Received: from imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net (imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net [205.152.59.71]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC5AD43D45 for ; Wed, 9 Feb 2005 04:23:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lists@elhombre.us) Received: from [192.168.0.10] ([68.19.236.164]) by imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.netESMTP <20050209042326.MXWP2276.imf23aec.mail.bellsouth.net@[192.168.0.10]> for ; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 23:23:26 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619.2) In-Reply-To: <42095A43.9040902@fastmail.fm> References: <20050208034855.D211E43D45@mx1.FreeBSD.org> <42095A43.9040902@fastmail.fm> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: <8497041dc339b207e7c8d959db18bfde@elhombre.us> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Dustin Wilhoit Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 22:23:25 -0600 To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619.2) Subject: Re: The case for FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 04:23:27 -0000 On Feb 8, 2005, at 6:33 PM, Patrick Bowen wrote: > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > I would have to agree here. The sysinstall is one of my favorite installers. I can get a box up and running with FreeBSD in like 5-10 minutes and easily too! I despise those clunky slow graphic installers, they eat resources and provide no extra functionality, if anything functionality is removed partially. Remember if they can't go through a very intuitive curses based install how on earth will they handle the CLI and wield the OS to their wishes? Perhaps you should be introducing them to Mac OS X, very user-friendly with the power still there if they want it. Maybe use the FreeSBIE CD? Dustin Wilhoit