Subject: Re: Rethinking installing (was Re: Installation Help Idea)
To: None <sparta@imsa.edu>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@loki.stanford.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 10/10/1996 17:49:31
> Listen, I know that since the days of Alice, MacBSD has been chiefly concerned
> with just getting the code out and working under as much hardware as possible.
> The idea has been that we'll dress it up later, but I think it may be time, at
> the level of support we are currently showing, to begin to put some of that
> dressing on.  I know none of the devlopers have time to sit and write
> documentation and keep it current.  I know none of the devlopers have time to
> put together a new, beautiful set of install scripts in the near future, but
> some of that (if not all) can be done form the userland by less sophisticated
> users.  What I'm talking about is keeping the hacking going on a place like
> port-mac68k but beginning to put together documented, even support MacBSD
> distributions in a bit more user-oriented form.  I know I'd be willing to do
> it.

To which I say, "GREAT!" I'll admit I'm not great about documenting the
work I do, and I'm thrilled if others are interested in helping
document things, keep the web site up, and work on all the other things
we need to be a well-rounded distribution. :-)

Take care,

Bill