On 2026-04-23 12:23 -05, izzy Meyer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello OpenBSD-ers, > > A friend of mine was installing OpenBSD for the first time, and came > upon a minor roadblock. Em didn't realize that you should really > install all system software sets unless you're looking for a whole > world of issues any sane person may not want to deal with. Part of me > wanted to say to my friend: "Read the FaQ and get stuffed!", I didn't > cos that wasn't the best idea to say to a new user. :) > > I understand if devs and any contributor feel(s) like my initial > reaction, but would it hurt to add a 1/2-line warning?:
Not really, tbh. My reaction would have been: Install all the sets and be done with it. I'm a bit surprised how that FAQ entry is written. > > ... > [[LIST OF SETS]] > You probably want to install all sets if you're new here. See > https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#FilesNeeded for more information. > Location of sets? [cd0 disk http nfs or 'done'] default > The party line really is: "You have to install all sets, otherwise you are not running OpenBSD and you are on your own." I.e. the advice can be much firmer. I don't think we should link to the FAQ from the installer. If you'd like to word smith this a bit and submit a patch for the installer (to tech@ please), you'll probably get OKs for it. Make sure that no information scrolls of the screen when you place your additional text. As to the FAQ, I think we should drop "(required)" from the table and pull "New users are recommended..." to the top of the table. > I am flexible where this comment can be added, there's a couple places > that seem alright for different reasons. > > It might be a good idea to add this just so people are better > informed about the system in a place where they might footgun > themselves. Linking to the FaQ header could go a long way to teach the > behavior of reading docs, if not already set in stone before coming to > OpenBSD. > > Thoughts? I'm considering writing a diff if more end users than myself > are interested. > > -- > iz (she/her) > >> i like to say mundane things, >> there are too many uninteresting things >> that go unnoticed. > > izder456 (dot) neocities (dot) org > -- In my defence, I have been left unsupervised.
