From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 11 15:56:25 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE40E16A407 for ; Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:56:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5695543D58 for ; Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:56:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 23690 invoked from network); 12 Sep 2006 01:56:24 +1000 Received: from 124-168-25-250.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO localhost) (124.168.25.250) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 12 Sep 2006 01:56:24 +1000 Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:56:20 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome To: freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl 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> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 2.4.0 (GTK+ 2.8.20; i386-portbld-freebsd6.1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Jonathan McKeown , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD installer (was Re: Newbie Experience #2) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:56:25 -0000 On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 17:51:28 +0200 Alex de Kruijff 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.