Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:54:43 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Modern FreeBSD Installer? Message-ID: <87ab63j7i4.fsf@kobe.laptop> In-Reply-To: <20090426194410.c00aaf73.freebsd@edvax.de> (Polytropon's message of "Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:44:10 %2B0200") References: <BLU0-SMTP493F2C64E33D39A37EF75DD8740@phx.gbl> <ade45ae90904251645s350689fdj31164457172f6630@mail.gmail.com> <20090426001855.GA89151@owl.midgard.homeip.net> <87zle3mii0.fsf@kobe.laptop> <20090426194410.c00aaf73.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:44:10 +0200, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:28:55 +0300, Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> wrote: >> I think this is a reasonable approach to the problem of which >> installation mode to launch. The default is `user friendly', [...] > > No, the default is GUI. That's a big difference because it entirely > depends on the user. Imagine a bline user. Is GUI user friendly for > him? No, because he has zero output on his Braille line. The installer > does something and he doesn't even notice. [...] > You have 30 seconds to make a selection. If no selection > is made, the text mode installer (fail-safe mode) will > be launched. This is a reasonable choice too. I wasn't very clear but I tend to favor text mode installations. This is also why I used quotes around `user friendly'. My main point was that if there *is* a GUI installer, it should only _one_ of the options, and text-mode installation should remain with us for all users who want it (including me).
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