+1 to a better installer, graphical or not. I can practically install FreeBSD blindfolded on the current one, but only because I've done it so many times. The first few attempts were extremely frustrating; the menu flow in the current installer makes little sense -- especially if something goes wrong. Please keep that in mind, everyone on this list knows the installer like the back of their hand, but do you remember the first time(s) you used it? Know a fairly seasoned linux user that has never used FreeBSD? Sit them down at a machine and watch them try to install it.
First impressions are important! I won't go into the gui vs non-gui installer debate, but making the install process as slick as possible is definitely a good thing. On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 7:24 PM, Charlie Kester <corky1...@comcast.net>wrote: > On Tue 15 Dec 2009 at 07:33:49 PST Jan Husar wrote: > >> http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=1123&tag=nl.e011 >> > > Others have pointed out that PC-BSD meets the need expressed in this > article. > > As for FreeBSD itself, the question must be asked: do we WANT to get > more love from people who judge an OS by whether or not it has a > graphical installer? > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-advocacy-unsubscr...@freebsd.org > " > _______________________________________________ freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-advocacy-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
