Modern FreeBSD Installer?

[Al Plant]

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...?
> 
>> ...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.
> 
> You might find this interesting to read:
> 
>   http://people.freebsd.org/~jkh/package-and-install.txt
> 
> Regards,
> -- 
> -Chuck
> 
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Aloha,

I have used the text base Sysinstall since 2.* FreeBSD.

It is extremely flexible especially with ports. Keeps your system lean 
of code.

Gui installs have a tendency to hide things you need to tweak or alter 
to suit a specific need.

I find it fast and efficient the way it is.

Thanks to our faithful coders for all their work.

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