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Post #Ap0rREY5gSFX6DwIa0 by [email protected] |
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Contemplating submitting "A Comparison of Open Source Unix Installers"… |
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Post #Ap0tfsZjrXA1CaozZY by [email protected] |
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@mwl Only if you want a bloodbath on your hands.That's what you setup and h… |
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Post #Ap0tfshBPr7DZgIwAy by [email protected] |
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@polishdub I mean, It'd keep my successor from involving me in 2026. Or eve… |
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Post #Ap0whBGo8pG7KoHLqy by [email protected] |
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@mwl Why don't you just throw a golden apple inscribed with “To the Most … |
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Post #Ap0whBOxeVmTk65rYu by [email protected] |
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@Voline I *do* make efforts at originality, tyvm.And at plausible deniability. … |
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Post #Ap0xhuPSPhxBHpEflQ by [email protected] |
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@mwlFootnote:…to Commercial Non-Unix Installers |
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Post #Ap10hap1XWdKOnjdse by [email protected] |
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@mwl Suddenly everyone works under identical conditions, these all offer the s… |
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Post #Ap10hawT5qaWltDaU4 by [email protected] |
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@pamela I'd like to think so, but I'll be wearing a bulletproof vest.Pl… |
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Post #Ap12oLVV4v3Optx1U0 by [email protected] |
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@mwl sounds great. I look forward to your preview of the comparison at the firs… |
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Post #Ap2f1tWJv6ZnVVBLTk by [email protected] |
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Why would I do a talk on installers?Because an OS installer is not for the expe… |
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Post #Ap2gCvETzglZxPf2Js by [email protected] |
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@mwl Might be easier to compare openrc vs systemd. |
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Post #Ap2gCvMzU3ZWNndpa4 by [email protected] |
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@sirwumpus that's like comparing anything to airborne ebola. |
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Post #Ap2hx8ytJFG7s9yKbA by [email protected] |
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@mwl I am all for choice but Debians installer reeeally need a quick mode early… |
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Post #Ap2iJiZRfWlCcepmIy by [email protected] |
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@mwl please do, especially if you can include Linux installers. A friend of me … |
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Post #Ap2kZ3Jt0SSPE6zpwm by [email protected] |
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@mwl And even Debian has not got a UX that great. Please compare to Ubuntu and … |
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Post #Ap2m3cgKCDQ3XcdIC8 by [email protected] |
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@mwl There’s also a principle-of-least-surprise about the relationship betwee… |
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Post #Ap2mtpuQGJ45cj7l4q by [email protected] |
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so, what would I do with the FreeBSD installer?Previous revision efforts have m… |
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Post #Ap2paesFMjxDl8eZ9c by [email protected] |
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@mwl I think the Debian design goal was that "just hit enter" would r… |
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Post #Ap2v2kDbaWhMDKr63s by [email protected] |
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@mwl I will add that, in my experience, the NetBSD installer is a bit between t… |
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Post #Ap2xqzlUGDkoomnCCm by [email protected] |
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@mwl @agreeable_landfall Honest question. Why Debian when the OpenBSD installer… |
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Post #Ap2xqzsvoXi1BsH8oC by [email protected] |
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@sng @agreeable_landfall both are pretty similar in that regard |
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Post #Ap2zaDSYI6jWHD3wfI by [email protected] |
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@ricardo I haven't tried it, but I would like to see it in the tree.Not hop… |
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Post #Ap3xV3ryVtBOKsKPiq by [email protected] |
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@mwl Having installed FreeBSD hundreds of times, I'm keen to make the "… |
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Post #Ap4ZOpPBAwDjznJX7o by [email protected] |
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@nuintari Exactly this!@mwl |
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Post #Ap4ZOpWGkZtMLmdCAy by [email protected] |
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@RecoveredExpert @nuintari The more you must know to install, the fewer new use… |
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Post #Ap4asagEaRAQy82z2W by [email protected] |
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@nuintari @RecoveredExpert The community chose that.That choice does not need t… |
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Post #Ap4iD3uKKTij5QLbSC by [email protected] |
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@mwl That I agree with wholeheartedly!The problem with a GUI installer to me do… |
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Post #Ap4jRiapxRHPHMmeSO by [email protected] |
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@mwl “A plain text installer that works well for all levels of user beats a p… |
