> On Sep 17, 2015, at 2:45 PM, Mercury Thirteen <mercury0x0...@gmail.com> wrote: > > There could be a secret (e.g. not listed anywhere on the installer screens) > key or key combination (F8 or shift-F8 perhaps?) which plops the user into > Advanced Mode (put on sunglasses and rev engine here) which would allow all > the extra choices, but wouldn't clutter the interface for average users. > Thereby we can service both Jim's super-user-friendly wishes and the > power-hungry cravings of devs and power users. > > Merc
What would actually be easier to implement would be: After boot, exit setup to FDOS prompt. relaunch with setup /advanced. > > On 9/17/2015 9:56 AM, JAYDEN CHARBONNEAU wrote: >> I agree with antony.Two installers,which can be downloaded,or something,to >> setup FDOS 1.2.Some users need an advanced setup.Some users willjust use the >> easy installer.So,perhaps two different installers would be a great idea.I >> mean,I prefer advanced installations,so I have more power/control over what >> does what.For example,when I installed FDOS 1.1,I only needed it as a >> temporary OS (My harddrive formatted somehow,and I needed to wait until I >> could find my old windows key).I only installed the base packages,with a few >> GUI packages. >> >> On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 6:52 AM, Maarten Vermeulen <netraa...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> I think this is a late thing, sorry for that. >> >> Op 16 sep. 2015 11:17 schreef "Jerome Shidel" <jer...@shidel.net>: >> > >> > >> > On Sep 15, 2015, at 9:27 PM, Mercury Thirteen <mercury0x0...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> Could we just give the user the option? >> > >> > >> > I could. But, Jim wants super simple. So, I guess I will have to see if he >> > wants it to ask or not. >> >> I have my own opinion of this. Because simple is not always better. In fact >> it will be difficult to add things. >> The user does also have its own opinion in what they want and do. That's the >> same if you (in FDBASECD.iso) delete the xfdisk in FDBASECD you need too >> install the boot manager by yourself there. If fdisk is away you couldn't >> boot it. Maybe this is exaggerated. But it is the same with choice. You >> can't get a installer without choice. Eventually you lose people with that >> because they can't get it in our "street" then somewhere else. >> >> I make this point here. But it is true. >> >> Maarten >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Monitor Your Dynamic Infrastructure at Any Scale With Datadog! >> Get real-time metrics from all of your servers, apps and tools >> in one place. >> SourceForge users - Click here to start your Free Trial of Datadog now! >> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=241902991&iu=/4140 >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-devel mailing list >> Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Monitor Your Dynamic Infrastructure at Any Scale With Datadog! >> Get real-time metrics from all of your servers, apps and tools >> in one place. >> SourceForge users - Click here to start your Free Trial of Datadog now! >> >> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=241902991&iu=/4140 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-devel mailing list >> >> Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Monitor Your Dynamic Infrastructure at Any Scale With Datadog! > Get real-time metrics from all of your servers, apps and tools > in one place. > SourceForge users - Click here to start your Free Trial of Datadog now! > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=241902991&iu=/4140_______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monitor Your Dynamic Infrastructure at Any Scale With Datadog! Get real-time metrics from all of your servers, apps and tools in one place. SourceForge users - Click here to start your Free Trial of Datadog now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=241902991&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
