Subject: Re: install.sh fails for 1.1 alpha
To: Robin Cutshaw <robin@intercore.com>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: port-sparc
Date: 11/09/1995 13:51:50
On Thu, 9 Nov 1995 16:39:02 -0500 (EST)
Robin Cutshaw <robin@intercore.com> wrote:
> Look at the install programs for Linux and FreeBSD. They are far
> simpler than install.sh. I'm not knocking your work, just making
> observations.
Well, having never used either (since I don't _have_ a PC), I had no way
to model my program after them. Well, I guess I could always RTFS, but I
sort of needed something _soon_ :-) Note the comment (actually, an
artifact from cgd's i386 install.sh from long ago) regarding "a perfect
world".
> The HP-UX, SunOS, and especially the Solaris installation processes are
> far simpler for those "non-gurus" to install.
Uh oh ... someone who likes Jumpstart :-)
> Please don't label the above comments as anything other than what they are,
> an attempt to put a user-freindly spin on the first thing that a NetBSD
> new-user will see. I very much support the NetBSD effort.
Yah ... I can appreciate your perspective.
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