Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 20:13:20 +0200 From: Daniel Ebdrup Jensen <debdrup@freebsd.org> To: Alfonso Siciliano <alfix86@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ars Technica article on FreeBSD new user experience Message-ID: <CAJEDNsgDCfzfWgdPdHcV5SrrRszXFbT6xPVXCGSyMtrOm9M6tQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20200410164704.20942a6644bd1c122d1dd17c@gmail.com> References: <CAPyFy2AVfEzey0%2B9-b8ZS1uyn8ODOoNhCHY7fHp2uc9ASiw%2BnA@mail.gmail.com> <20200410164704.20942a6644bd1c122d1dd17c@gmail.com>
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On 4/10/20, Alfonso Siciliano <alfix86@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, 9 Apr 2020 15:05:32 -0400 > Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> wrote: > >> Jim Salter has an article in Ars Technica discussing his experience >> with FreeBSD 12.1 as a desktop: >> https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/04/not-actually-linux-distro-review-freebsd-12-1-release/ >> >> There are some points in there that might involve misunderstanding, >> but there are also a number of real issues raised about the experience >> a new (or newish) desktop FreeBSD user will have. It will be a good >> idea for us to examine these, and offer advice or corrections if >> appropriate, and otherwise look how we can improve the FreeBSD >> experience for new users. > > I think a Debian tasksel-like utility can be a key improvement > (I could work on it) > > "Collection Software" > > [ ] FreeBSD desktop environment > [ ] ... GNOME > [ ] ... KDE > [ ] ... XFCE > [ ] Laptop > [ ] ... Nvidia Optimus > [ ] ... Intel drm-kmod > [ ] Office > and so on > > However, my installation is 2 years old, I don't know the > current features of bsdinstall. > > Alfonso > > --- > Alfonso S. Siciliano > http://alfix.gitlab.io > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Just on the off-chance that you (or anyone else following this thread) isn't aware of it, Devin Teske recently announced work much like this [1], and Devin took over maintainership/work on bsdinstall from Nathan Whitehorn, so it's in the best hands possible. :) [1]: https://twitter.com/freebsdfrau/status/1248671577392033792
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