Modern FreeBSD Installer?

[Adam Vandemore]

Chuck Swiger wrote:
> On Apr 22, 2009, at 12:27 PM, Fritz wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> As a big fan (and paying subscriber)
>
> Interesting-- I wasn't aware that the FreeBSD project had a paid 
> subscription model...?
Indeed, I fear my dues may be late. 
>
>> ...of FreeBSD it pains me to ask this question:  When are you going 
>> to build
>> a modern installer for FreeBSD?
>>
>> I looked at the list of projects and didn't see it there ... did
>> I miss something?
>
> If you're asking for an installer which requires bitmapped graphics 
> and won't work over a serial terminal or the like, well, I hope the 
> answer is never.  Some people have tried before and/or might still be 
> working on a replacement, but thus far, nobody has written one which 
> is widely regarded as better than sysinstall.
Once upon time, there was a Summer of Code projects set to develop a 
graphical installer for FBSD 7.x.  I don't know what happened to it, but 
also agree there is no need for such a thing.  Sysinstall may appear 
intimidating but it's really quite easy to use once you're used to it.



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