On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 8:26 PM, Leonardo Sabino dos Santos <leonardo.sab...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm a Linux user, but have always wanted to try OpenBSD. The last time > I'd tried installing it was version 4.6 and I didn't get very far. > That version wouldn't install on my notebook at all. The kernel > couldn't recognise my hard drive because of some AHCI incompatibility > on this notebook that I didn't have the expertise to solve, so I went > back to Linux for the time. Two years later, we're on version 5.0, I > decided to give it another try.
Glad you gave it another shot,... > I start answering the installer's questions. Keyboard layout. Root > password. Configuration of network interfaces. I'm not actually paying > a whole lot of attention to the questions as this is just a test > installation and I figure I can always explore and configure the > system later. ...but by not paying attention to installation details,... > Distributing an installation program that can wipe out the user's hard > disk instantly on a single wrong keystroke, without so much as a > confirmation prompt is so shortsighted and irresponsible that I can > barely believe it. This is not about being an expert user or knowing > what you want to do, because I knew exactly what I wanted to do. This > is about incredibly stupid user interface design. Sorry, it's just too > unbelievable that someone would think that this is actually a good > idea. ...yet saying you know exactly what you want to do: sorry, but you're doing it wrong. Those first few installation questions are there because you are expected to be sure of what, where, and how to do the install, thus to ignore on the assumption that you'll get back to them later is just showing how unsure and unprepared you are. > I joined this mailing list just to tell you this: Right now, I feel > like never, ever touching OpenBSD with a ten-foot pole again. Too bad, a thorough reading of FAQ Chapter 4[0] could have saved you a LOT of trouble. [0]: http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html -- Zak B. Elep || orangeandbronze.com 1486 7957 454D E529 E4F1 F75E 5787 B1FD FA53 851D
