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On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 22:06:38 -0600, Vulpes Velox <kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com>  
wrote:

> On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 23:28:03 -0500
> "JJB" <Barbish3@adelphia.net> wrote:
[snip]
>> This kind of pointed detailed information embedded into each
>> question installer is asked to respond to, provides the installer
>> with  the info necessary to make an informed chose right there in
>> front of them where it belongs and not off in some un-accessible
>> handbook.

...which is why I always tell friends who ask about installing FreeBSD to  
print the relevant Handbook sections (and read them, and ask questions  
about what they've read) in advance so the information will be sitting  
there in front of them.

Jud