Date: Fri, 09 Jan 1998 15:23:30 -0800 (PST) From: Simon Shapiro <shimon@simon-shapiro.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, capriotti@geocities.com, tom@sdf.com Subject: Re: X based Free installation Message-ID: <XFMail.980109152330.shimon@simon-shapiro.org> In-Reply-To: <199801091930.MAA28321@usr09.primenet.com>
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On 09-Jan-98 Terry Lambert wrote: >> BTW, you made a comment about Linux ease of installation. Which Linux? > > Any Linux for which the Linux camp is willing to send out a schmuck > to endure the pain on your behalf is basically painless to install. > > It's topologically equivalent to having very, very good install tools. > > ;-). That's true. Or M$ install which has the option of calling the support line (manned by non-M$ companies, many of them here in town), with your favorite credit card. I did not find Debian installation better than FreeBSD. Worse if anything. BTW, Slowlaris install is GUI driven and much worse than FreeBSD too. I think you should design the logic for a new install and follow that by a small, useful GUI library. What was the name of the GUI layer on AT&T 3B1? > Also, I screwed up my otherwise beautiful example with a factual > error: .... My point the pictograms are not always better than words still stands. ---------- Sincerely Yours, Simon Shapiro Shimon@Simon-Shapiro.ORG Voice: 503.799.2313
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