Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 19:54:45 +0200 From: Thierry Herbelot <thierry@herbelot.com> To: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Listening to users [was Re: Package system wishlist] Message-ID: <3D2F17E5.5ED27749@herbelot.com> References: <3D2BE142.E25CA9BC@mindspring.com> <3D2CAAC1.5CF66C96@herbelot.com> <3D2E8A43.AF04381@softweyr.com>
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Wes Peters wrote: > > Thierry Herbelot wrote: > > > > [Snip the long arguments over which new format for the packages] > > > > there is a interesting post by an ex-user of desktop Linux, which can > > help when designing the new package system (it will have to be used by > > mere mortals, not only by the elite posting on -arch) > > > > <http://members.optusnet.com.au/~knigits/articles/switched_back.html>; > > (shamelessly cut&pasted from /.) > > > > we still have a long way to go before even computer-aware people (that > > is, even people formely developping on SGI or Sun machines) can feel at > > ease installing and using FreeBSD. ^^^^^^^^^^ > > Really? Believe it or not, I've formerly (and currently) developed on > SGI and Sun machines, along with IBM, HP, DEC, Motorola, Intel, NCR, > Unisys, Sequent, CCI, Arete/Arix, and even Radio Shack UNIX-ish > machines, and I strongly prefer FreeBSD to any of them. I was not clear enough : I too wouldn't any day exchange FreeBSD for any commercial Unix version (FreeBSD is really a hacker's delight : everything is accessible, and there are people to explain its mysteries !) FreeBSD is also a "place" where ordinary people learn quite a lot of what is generally hidden elsewhere. What I was stressing is that people coming from the world of "packaged" "easy-to-install" operating systems (even Solaris holds your hand for the installation, and the limited hardware scope allows a full driver coverage, for sure) are a bit afraid when (e.g.) presented with 3 choices for the XFree config, with the first two are buggy. TfH To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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