Free BSD install tutorial I wrote

[Josh Soza]

Allen wrote:

>I wrote this quite a while ago and I've posted it to the docs list before and 
>it got a good repsonce, but I've seen a couple install questions on here so 
>I'm going to link to it again for this list. I don't think there is an easier 
>to follow installer help anywhere. Not arrogance, but I did do very well with 
>it in making it easy as crap to install:
>
>http://www.antionline.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=259335
>
>You don't have to sign up to read this.
>
>-Allen
>

First off this is NOT a flame.  But I found your tutorial extremely hard 
to follow.  First what does a user do if they can't boot from CD?  Are 
there any preinstallation tasks like: inventory of hardware, ps/2 mouse 
or serial, size of partitions, user accounts/groups(other than root).  I 
personally find it easier if you have a plan rather than shooting from 
the hip.  
You should have just told people to use the FreeBSD book or goto the 
handbook online. 
Another thing is that most people don't want to know or figure out how 
to install an operating system.  They just want that puter thing to 
work.  They don't care about disk partitions, video cards, or mouse 
daemons they just want it to work. 
You say: 

"I don't think there is an easier
to follow installer help anywhere. Not arrogance, but I did do very well 
with
it in making it easy as crap to install"

I guess thats anitonline.com for yah. 
What about http://www.freebsd.org/handbook as Frank said. 
You should join the core team with your humbleness.  Then in a later 
post on this thread you go onto say "Lots more but I'm not going to 
waste space."  For that I applaude you ;)  Again this isn't a flame just 
being brutally honest.  I think Frank said it best "Good luck on your 
future writing, I hope that I didnt come across to strong on this post, 
But it is what it is."

-josh

p.s.  Hello World!  Sorry I'm a newbie...Had to get that out  :)