Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:05:06 +0100 From: Henri Hennebert <hlh@restart.be> To: Julian Stacey <jhs@berklix.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: finstall alpha3 Message-ID: <47AA12F2.1000905@restart.be> In-Reply-To: <200802061709.m16H9Hnc008537@fire.js.berklix.net> References: <200802061709.m16H9Hnc008537@fire.js.berklix.net>
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Julian Stacey wrote: > Henri Hennebert wrote 2 emails with same common text > To: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.org> > Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:20:38 +0100 > Message-ID: <47A9C236.8040805@restart.be> > The first private shouting got answered. Then came > To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:25:57 +0100 > Message-id: <47A9C375.8020805@restart.be> > Assume Henri is too young to remember first graphical installer. Thank you! I'm 60 this year :-) and using FreeBSD since 2.1. Xenix since 88 IIRC. My point is that a graphical installer may be usefull, that's all. > > Though a new graphical installer may be very nice as an option, > let it not ever be the only way: Remember blind installers, > non VESA supported consoles, non X recognised chips, serial line > controlled installs, & non intel/AMD platforms with broken > graphics terminal support. (Sparc maybe ? more later ?) >
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