On Sep 13, 2007, at 6:49 PM, Bob Beck wrote:
>> I hope one day soon OpenBSD will adopt a nice ncurses setup

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>> similar to something like FreeBSD with ease to it.

>

> 	I don't think it's worth putting my efforts into. The current

> installer is about the easiest thing I have to deal with from AIX, 4

> linux distributions, and FreeBSD.

I don't think anyone else is clamoring for it, either.  I have to go

back in the misc@ archives over 4 years to find any pointed

complaints of the installer.  Sysinstall is a bloated mess that

provides no value.  You're basically taking some of the afterboot(8)

tasks and shoving them where they don't need to be.
>> As OpenBSD grows there simply is no reason, or logic to keeping

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>> around such an archaic method of installation it now uses.

>>

>> Please keep me informed if you will, I'd love to hear the

>> thoughts, and ideas on this possible progress.

>

> 	I await your diffs! Please feel free to write one that works, and

> fits on the install media for 10 architectures.

I don't.  The OpenBSD installer is a very underrated part of the

overall user experience.  What other OS can you install in 3 minutes

flat?  Keep it simple, stupid.
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Jason Dixon

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