From owner-freebsd-current Tue Dec 14 2:52: 4 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from dozer.skynet.be (dozer.skynet.be [195.238.2.36]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E453914CC3 for ; Tue, 14 Dec 1999 02:52:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from brad@shub-internet.org) Received: from [195.238.1.121] (brad.techos.skynet.be [195.238.1.121]) by dozer.skynet.be (8.9.3/odie-relay-v1.0) with ESMTP id LAA28241; Tue, 14 Dec 1999 11:51:49 +0100 (MET) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: blk@foxbert.skynet.be Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <2683.945164965@zippy.cdrom.com> References: <2683.945164965@zippy.cdrom.com> Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 11:50:20 +0100 To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" , Donn Miller From: Brad Knowles Subject: Re: sysinstall: is it really at the end of its lifecycle? Cc: Eric Jones , current@FreeBSD.ORG Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG At 1:49 AM -0800 1999/12/14, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > Sure, I can hear you yelling at those > novices from here: "JUST SWITCH TO THE OTHER VTY AND *LOOK*, YOU > CHEESEHEADS!", but it's never that simple. Yup, this is me. Been there, done that many times. This is why I don't use sysinstall to actually install any packages anymore -- I never know which ones are going to want to be interactive. > No more monolithic prototypes! Framework! Frame-work! > Frame-work! [jkh jumps up on a chair and begins waving his hands > enthusiastically before losing his balance and toppling over with an > abrupt scream]. [{()}] [{()}] "Brain hurt." [ THUD ] "I sit down now." -- Brad Knowles Your mouse has moved. Windows NT must be restarted for the change to take effect. Reboot now? [ OK ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message