Re: user-friendliness and netbsd

2009-02-24 Thread Paul Irofti
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 10:11:17PM +0100, Marc Espie wrote: > On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 09:56:18PM +0100, Matthias Kilian wrote: > > Next time when I'm in a condition similar to that in vienna after > > p2k8, I'll test *all* installers of *all* existing operation systems. > > I'm sure I'd managed to

Re: user-friendliness and netbsd

2009-02-23 Thread Marc Espie
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 09:56:18PM +0100, Matthias Kilian wrote: > Next time when I'm in a condition similar to that in vienna after > p2k8, I'll test *all* installers of *all* existing operation systems. > I'm sure I'd managed to do a perfect installation of OpenBSD; but > pirofti@ may disagree ;-

Re: user-friendliness and netbsd

2009-02-23 Thread Matthias Kilian
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 06:38:07PM +0100, Pau wrote: > "For those new to NetBSD, the early user experience can be poor. This > is especially true when coming from a Windows, Mac or Linux > backgrounds. While basically sound, the installer asks many detailed > questions and is unintuitive. If new us

Re: user-friendliness and netbsd

2009-02-23 Thread Nenhum_de_Nos
On Mon, February 23, 2009 17:02, Lars NoodC)n wrote: > Dave Wilson wrote: >> ... I find OpenBSD remarkably user-friendly. Almost everything I want >> is already in base, most things are set up with intelligent and safe >> defaults... > > +1 > > Also, there is *really* good documentation. Concise a

Re: user-friendliness and netbsd

2009-02-23 Thread Johan Beisser
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Dave Wilson wrote: > On the contrary, I find OpenBSD remarkably user-friendly. Almost > everything I want is already in base, most things are set up with > intelligent and safe defaults, I can't even remember the last time I had > to even *have* an xorg.conf, let

Re: user-friendliness and netbsd

2009-02-23 Thread Lars Noodén
Dave Wilson wrote: > ... I find OpenBSD remarkably user-friendly. Almost everything I want > is already in base, most things are set up with intelligent and safe > defaults... +1 Also, there is *really* good documentation. Concise at times, but not deficient. -Lars

Re: user-friendliness and netbsd

2009-02-23 Thread Pau
"" ??? sorry, sir; I think you got me wrong I agree 100% with you. I want OpenBSD to stay like it is now. I was giving net as an example of what I wouldn't like to see happening to obsd And I only have this OS on my computers. A big thank you to all obsd developers for contributing/making/imp

Re: user-friendliness and netbsd

2009-02-23 Thread Dave Wilson
> Only one OS has been holding out against HappyNewWorld's rampaging > user-friendliness, GUIs & co. armies: OpenBSD! On the contrary, I find OpenBSD remarkably user-friendly. Almost everything I want is already in base, most things are set up with intelligent and safe defaults, I can't even rem

Re: user-friendliness and netbsd

2009-02-23 Thread Marco Peereboom
Ok that thread is funny. Very very funny. On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 06:38:07PM +0100, Pau wrote: > ... bsd has fallen > > --- > http://mail-index.netbsd.org/current-users/2009/02/07/msg007841.html > > "For those new to NetBSD, the early user experience

user-friendliness and netbsd

2009-02-23 Thread Pau
... bsd has fallen --- http://mail-index.netbsd.org/current-users/2009/02/07/msg007841.html "For those new to NetBSD, the early user experience can be poor. This is especially true when coming from a Windows, Mac or Linux backgrounds. While basically so