Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:02:23 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> Cc: Fritz <fkolberg@q.com>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Modern FreeBSD Installer? Message-ID: <20090422230222.GC6118@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <714DFCFC-9547-497D-A2C7-0BA10B39B901@mac.com> References: <BLU0-SMTP493F2C64E33D39A37EF75DD8740@phx.gbl> <714DFCFC-9547-497D-A2C7-0BA10B39B901@mac.com>
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On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 01:34:13PM -0700, Chuck Swiger wrote: > On Apr 22, 2009, at 12:27 PM, Fritz wrote: > >Hi, > > > >As a big fan (and paying subscriber) > > Interesting-- I wasn't aware that the FreeBSD project had a paid > subscription model...? > > >...of FreeBSD it pains me to ask this question: When are you going > >to build > >a modern installer for FreeBSD? > > > >I looked at the list of projects and didn't see it there ... did > >I miss something? > > If you're asking for an installer which requires bitmapped graphics > and won't work over a serial terminal or the like, well, I hope the > answer is never. Some people have tried before and/or might still be > working on a replacement, but thus far, nobody has written one which > is widely regarded as better than sysinstall. > > You might find this interesting to read: > > http://people.freebsd.org/~jkh/package-and-install.txt > Very good article - not surprising, considering the author. Anyone considering working on the installer or the package system should read it carefully as a first step. ////jerry > Regards, > -- > -Chuck > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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