Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 23:33:19 +1030 From: Mark Newton <newton@internode.com.au> To: Thomas Runge <runge@rostock.zgdv.de> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sysinstall: is it really at the end of its lifecycle? Message-ID: <19991215233319.B1263@internode.com.au> In-Reply-To: <38576264.7D33C327@rostock.zgdv.de> References: <3856BD33.5DE1AB48@newsguy.com> <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912141705440.76991-100000@sasknow.com> <19991215105736.A467@internode.com.au> <38576264.7D33C327@rostock.zgdv.de>
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On Wed, Dec 15, 1999 at 10:41:56AM +0100, Thomas Runge wrote:
> This all sounds like a decision, whether we want to be a desktop
> or a server-only system.
I don't agree at all -- I think that's another divsion which is
orthogonal to the current discussion. Why can't we be a server OS
with a decent installation tool?
> For mainly server-oriented, the "install source to update" or
> console-based setups are quite enough, because the system will
> most probably administraded by people, that know, what they are
> doing.
But is it reasonable to say, "You can't play at all if you don't
fit that description"?
(Especially since the NT server camp seems to think you can administer
a system with zero knowledge of anything; The requirement that they
suddenly need to become familiar with how to deal with large archives of
source code isn't going to help us get a foot in those doors).
- mark
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