In particular, installing OpenBSD requires the following steps: 1) Partition and format the disc. 2) Untar a bunch of stuff (or in the case of /bsd*, copy). 3) Install the bootloader.
That's _it_. The few other tasks performed by the installer, like installing /etc/hostname.*, KARL and configuring /etc/rc.conf.local, users, etc., are not at all necessary for a functioning *and future-proof*[*] system and can be entirely wrapped up in siteXX.tgz or install.sub's autoinstall.conf file. It would be nice to put more intelligence into the system maintainence tools to encapsulate some of the methods available for adapting that simple process, but a process as simple as that for performing a task as complex installing an entire operating system should not be given up lightly. Matthew [*] Useful is in the eye of the beholder.
