From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 27 08:06:47 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 413ED1065673 for ; Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:06:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (smtp6.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:2001:8b0:151:1:3fd3:cd67:fafa:3d78]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B3D68FC12 for ; Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:06:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from seedling.black-earth.co.uk (seedling.black-earth.co.uk [81.187.76.163]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id p6R86hUV030470 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:06:43 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) X-DKIM: Sendmail DKIM Filter v2.8.3 smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk p6R86hUV030470 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=infracaninophile.co.uk; s=201001-infracaninophile; t=1311754003; bh=11cOx9ZiAgQOkT/+GLpeKWzwaCaz1DukUiFpBUv3LsQ=; h=Message-ID:Date:From:MIME-Version:To:Subject:References: In-Reply-To:Content-Type:Cc:Content-Type:Date:From:In-Reply-To: Message-ID:Mime-Version:References:To; z=Message-ID:=20<4E2FC70C.9000205@infracaninophile.co.uk>|Date:=20W ed,=2027=20Jul=202011=2009:06:36=20+0100|From:=20Matthew=20Seaman= 20|User-Agent:=20Mozilla/5.0=20(M acintosh=3B=20Intel=20Mac=20OS=20X=2010.6=3B=20rv:5.0)=20Gecko/201 10624=20Thunderbird/5.0|MIME-Version:=201.0|To:=20freebsd-question s@freebsd.org|Subject:=20Re:=20Hi=20installing=20on=20windows=20du al=20boot|References:=20<20110726110657.86e3ac62@mail.gatewaytechn olabs.com>|In-Reply-To:=20<20110726110657.86e3ac62@mail.gatewaytec hnolabs.com>|X-Enigmail-Version:=201.2|OpenPGP:=20id=3D60AE908C|Co ntent-Type:=20multipart/signed=3B=20micalg=3Dpgp-sha1=3B=0D=0A=20p rotocol=3D"application/pgp-signature"=3B=0D=0A=20boundary=3D"----- -------enig47FA917AA921CE4E08CD08CE"; b=HU0OWqvOm0zBpsAmqx9uJj5VXo/cc1nAyV0wpit18h/OPPNvEUsOp25Xrr2jFiW5v tWGf1IotNZ2ZazP08rnDRnv9dfJWV/TO9HthSeWQWAwa1yICdHQYsZOC31zz+foFuh fue7/MVAJDcXvqDTRfegdHW8vKpIxOIAxRTjnDxo= Message-ID: <4E2FC70C.9000205@infracaninophile.co.uk> Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:06:36 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; rv:5.0) Gecko/20110624 Thunderbird/5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20110726110657.86e3ac62@mail.gatewaytechnolabs.com> In-Reply-To: <20110726110657.86e3ac62@mail.gatewaytechnolabs.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.2 OpenPGP: id=60AE908C Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig47FA917AA921CE4E08CD08CE" X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.97.1 at lucid-nonsense.infracaninophile.co.uk X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,SPF_FAIL autolearn=no version=3.3.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on lucid-nonsense.infracaninophile.co.uk Subject: Re: Hi installing on windows dual boot X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:06:47 -0000 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig47FA917AA921CE4E08CD08CE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 26/07/2011 12:06, Ganesh Khedkar wrote: > I am new to FreeBSD , just wanted to give one suggestion that , Ub= untu linux have given one=20 > Nice facility to user that they can easily install Ubuntu in windows an= d any drive we want . > Even we can assign size to that drive . So cant we provide this fac= ility to our user . > So that people can experience freeBSD. Hmmm... There's nothing wrong with this idea, but I doubt it's going to be implemented in FreeBSD any time soon. (Only if someone steps up to the plate and provides patches probably.) At the moment, FreeBSD is in the throws of replacing the old sysinstall(8) with a brand-new, written from scratch installer. The focus is on getting the installer to support all of the capabilities of the OS like ZFS or gmirror, and what you propose is not a priority right now. You can already build a dual-boot system, but you'll need to know how to go beyond what the installer provides. This is a core FreeBSD concept: learning is desirable, so the OS doesn't try and hide the gory details under a glossy GUI. It's a bit off-putting to beginners, but you're only a beginner for a relatively short time, and the FreeBSD way really does pay dividends once you have some knowledge. I heartily recommend PC-BSD for any beginner that wants to get their feet wet and build a desktop BSD system -- essentially the same role that Ubuntu is aimed at -- not that it isn't good for seasoned old campaigners that just want to spin up a desktop quickly either. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate JID: matthew@infracaninophile.co.uk Kent, CT11 9PW --------------enig47FA917AA921CE4E08CD08CE Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.16 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk4vxxMACgkQ8Mjk52CukIzJ5wCcDBV+GXBYRM5Yv4ywEVeZsT7m uWoAn3UMjPJMdjU4wdLLgo/ax1XuUq1b =oluz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig47FA917AA921CE4E08CD08CE--