Re: OpenBSD Install Goal

On Sun, 24 Dec 2006, S.A.R. wrote:

> Nick,
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> You totally took wrong anything I was pointing out if you took offense to anything, after all why would you?
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> I'm sorry you totally took out of context this letter, it was only to point out some things, not poke at anyone.
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> Nick you should learn to not think everyone that talks to you, or writes to you does so in anger, or is being negative, in fact when I wrote this letter it was for the Love of Unix.
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> This was actually a letter from a Unix lover, asking when are we going to make these systems more approachable for the average user.
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> I was just simply talking about all of these types of operating systems in general, but you took this personal for some reason, and you shouldn't of because I was not talking about anything against you or any individual.
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> Actually nothing was being said to cut down anything about these systems at all, but just to point out some areas that needed some improvements was all. I mean what software is perfect?
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> There was nothing meant to be offensive in anything I said to anyone, it was all general statements about an inanimate piece of software.
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> Anyhow please try and relax a little you seem to be someone that has gotten all bent out of shape about this all for nothing.
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> The truth is, if you're not willing to have an open mind, and perceive of the future for where OpenBSD is going in the next 5-10 years, then talk like this now to help shape this future isn't going to help anything for anyone, and all I wanted to do was hopefully open some minds and ideas to a new beginning.
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> Remember there is nothing wrong with change.
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> Now all summed up into your own words:
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> "OpenBSD is about getting work done, not pretty colors on the installer."
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> Your thought where mine exactly. I'm talking about creating an installer that helps the user get OpenBSD installed better, gets the work done easier, and has nothing to do with pretty colors, and that was all I was trying to say before.
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> Nick I hope next time you please remember, not everyone's having an attitude when they talk, or write letters. Actually I was very happy when I wrote that letter to you for my deep love I share for Unix, actually you could say the letter was the sadness of my heart for seeing the shape Unix is in, and how it likes to stay more behind the times, thinking it's doing a service to itself when it's really not.
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> Maybe at one point in your life your family shared with you when you where young, that it takes a visionary to see and make change when others can't, and hopefully you are that person Nick, I personally don't know.
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> Those with vision will see one day the changes that will take place in systems like BSD. I know those changes are coming, this is the future of computing, and one day you will see them, and maybe then you will remember back to this letter in fact I know you will.
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> Nick sorry you took my letter wrong I just wanted to let OpenBSD know that if certain changes where made that it would see an even greater increase in it's demand and popularity grow.
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> Sooner, or later these changes will happen, maybe OpenBSD is not ready to embrace these changes right now, anyhow it's only about making it better.
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> Nick take care, thanks for your time, have a great Christmas and Happy New Year, and if I can be a friend for a second, and tell you something, relax man, don't be so critical in the New Year, you'll live better, enjoy more, and have a happier life.
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> Well I live in Hawaii Nick, maybe you need to come out here and have a vacation.  :)
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> Take care Nick
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> ALOHA
> Scott Richman

All in all, you still fail to explain which part of the install
process is more complicated that it needs to be.

	-Otto