From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 26 14:44:21 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 82614106564A for ; Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:44:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from listreader@lazlarlyricon.com) Received: from proxy1.bredband.net (proxy1.bredband.net [195.54.101.71]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 398338FC1C for ; Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:44:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from listreader@lazlarlyricon.com) Received: from ironport.bredband.com (195.54.101.120) by proxy1.bredband.net (7.3.139) id 49F2B1520005A6FC for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:24:00 +0200 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AlUFAF8L9ElV44BwPGdsb2JhbACBUJR7AQEBAbNgg3QF X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.40,248,1238968800"; d="scan'208";a="509910780" Received: from c-7080e355.09-42-6e6b7010.cust.bredbandsbolaget.se (HELO trapper.homedns.org) ([85.227.128.112]) by ironport1.bredband.com with ESMTP; 26 Apr 2009 16:23:59 +0200 Message-ID: <49F46E7E.4000300@lazlarlyricon.com> Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:23:58 +0200 From: Rolf G Nielsen User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11/20090405) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Glen Barber References: <4ad871310904260418u4e3b9778i577d56385cb1dfeb@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4ad871310904260418u4e3b9778i577d56385cb1dfeb@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Wojciech Puchar , FreeBSD Questions Mailing List Subject: Re: Modern FreeBSD Installer? 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: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:44:21 -0000 Glen Barber wrote: > On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 7:01 AM, Wojciech Puchar > wrote: >>> software installation CPU/RAM needs), run the dialog(3) interface. If >>> it's >>> a fast 686, default to a X environment. >> nonsense. please stop this stupid discussion at all. >> >> just use linux or windows (maybe PC-BSD) if it's important for you. > > This discussion is not about Linux or Windows. It is about a > graphical installer. If you are not going to contribute anything > useful to the discussion, close your email client. > And why is a graphical installer needed or even wanted? As several people, including, I believe, Wojciech, pointed out, it would just make the installation process slower without adding anything useful to functionality. Concentrate on function and flexibility instead of eye candy. And I tend to agree with Polyptron about language. I have several friends who wouldn't dream of using a system that's English only. Simply because they do not understand it well enough. -- Rolf Nielsen