Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:18:54 +0100 From: Ivan Voras <ivoras@fer.hr> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why is sysinstall considered end-of-life? Message-ID: <enrv50$vq3$1@sea.gmane.org> In-Reply-To: <73387c420701071410p710a3436gdecda61d57643950@mail.gmail.com> References: <73387c420701071410p710a3436gdecda61d57643950@mail.gmail.com>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig20D318DAD068A68CECC9A856 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mark Lu wrote: > I've read up a few things stating that sysinstall is at its > end-of-life and there are plans to replace it. I'm wondering about the > reasons or rationale behind this. Even today, sysinstall seems to work > extremely well as an easy-to-use, simple, and stable tool for the > installation of FreeBSD. None of the features seem limiting or > outdated to me. So, why is there a move to find a replacement or > something? Software shouldn't be replaced for the sole reason of being > old if it works, right? Two reasons AFAIK: 1. it simply doesn't even know how deal with the more modern features like GEOM & RAID, more advanced authentication mechanisms (nsswitch), and devices like sound cards (there are many more in this list...) 2. it's way past what's currently considered "user friendly" --------------enig20D318DAD068A68CECC9A856 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFoX/eldnAQVacBcgRAqi6AJ9O1+6oO73/0v9l7eLyP325l9gI5ACeLMmF s9e4fV91s17xCbvTW8LXIfk= =OJ+2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig20D318DAD068A68CECC9A856--
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