Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:01:27 -0700 From: Reed Loefgren <rloefgren@forethought.net> To: Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr> Cc: Nicky Chorley <nick.chorley@gmail.com>, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 8.0 installation doesn't contain X distributions Message-ID: <4B20FF37.8020008@forethought.net> In-Reply-To: <4B20F60B.7090701@otenet.gr> References: <20091206102227.7C3BA10656F0@hub.freebsd.org> <20091210185602.T12012@sola.nimnet.asn.au> <20091210101812.63806e1c.freebsd@edvax.de> <4B20F60B.7090701@otenet.gr>
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> > Exactly. Most desktop users want a working system in the minimum of time > (Can't blame them for that). > Even with packages, we cannot beat an image-based distro, esp. since it > will also provide all essential default settings. > > > If I might butt in: If the user-to-be wants a working system in 5 minutes could there be a link on the FreeBSD homepage itself directing them to PC-BSD (or similar) .ISOs? Perhaps with an addendum that, while they can download and install FreeBSD 'straight up, no chaser' using an image from the FreeBSD page, it *isn't* going to be 5 minutes and perhaps a derivative version might be their best bet. Just a thought, r
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