Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:56:20 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net> To: freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl Cc: Jonathan McKeown <jonathan@hst.org.za>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD installer (was Re: Newbie Experience #2) Message-ID: <20060912015620.3a2971f1@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20060911155128.GB67791@Alex1.kruijff.org> References: <004001c6d5a0$43ab6ef0$0c01a8c0@DELL8400> <1157982973.13127.270627049@webmail.messagingengine.com> <200609111626.33353.jonathan@hst.org.za> <20060912010644.4547c1ad@localhost> <20060911155128.GB67791@Alex1.kruijff.org>
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On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 17:51:28 +0200 Alex de Kruijff <freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl> wrote: > > absolutely. but you don't need to "install" anything to "run" a graphical > > installer. And, ideally, you wouldn't be forced to have only the graphical > > installer option, you'd still be able to use the good old ncurses or hack > > your own -serial one :) > > But then two versions of a installer have to be maintained, meaning more > work. Everyone can use the ncurses version. Its seems to me that the > time it takes to make a second version could better go in to other > parts of FreeBSD. not if both read the same config and display it in a different manner, very much like the Linux kernel's make config / menuconfig / xconfig _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." Benjamin Franklin I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.
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