Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:52:16 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Al Plant <noc@hdk5.net> Cc: Fritz <fkolberg@q.com>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Modern FreeBSD Installer? Message-ID: <20090423085216.8493171e.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <49EFDB8A.80506@hdk5.net> References: <BLU0-SMTP493F2C64E33D39A37EF75DD8740@phx.gbl> <714DFCFC-9547-497D-A2C7-0BA10B39B901@mac.com> <49EFDB8A.80506@hdk5.net>
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On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:07:54 -1000, Al Plant <noc@hdk5.net> wrote: > Gui installs have a tendency to hide things you need to tweak or alter > to suit a specific need. That's a point especially when you want to turn an older 150 MHz P1 into a worthful part of the IT society. :-) No, honestly: If the GUI installer just runs on a narrow subsets of up-to-date GPUs, there are major problems. Especially when a server has no GPU at all. Let me state this: correct screen detection is already a problem with "the big" X, how should "a small" installer get this right with its limited resources? Mind this: The installer runs in a very limited setting, while X can rely on an already running system. Good ways to go (for those who want it this way) are PC-BSD, DesktopBSD and FreeSBIE. > I find it fast and efficient the way it is. Which makes it modern, in my opinion. But hey, I'm old and old-fashioned anyway. :-) -- Polytropon >From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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