Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Re: the grubby looking install process

2006-07-13 Thread Dennis Clarke
> On 7/12/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >I see lots of complaints from people about install processes for >> >Linux, Solaris, BSD, etc. -- but not too many people that are willing >> >to admit that the Windows install process isn't a very "aesthe tic" >> >experience either

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Re: the grubby looking install process

2006-07-13 Thread Shawn Walker
On 7/12/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I see lots of complaints from people about install processes for >Linux, Solaris, BSD, etc. -- but not too many people that are willing >to admit that the Windows install process isn't a very "aesthe tic" >experience either. That's likel

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Re: the grubby looking install process

2006-07-12 Thread Ignacio Marambio Catán
On 7/12/06, Shawn Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The aim is for developers. Since ATI and nVidia > control the majority > > of the market, we should get your friend's problem > fixed. > > I was able to walk him through the whole process just > fine and it really > came down to a misunders

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Re: the grubby looking install process

2006-07-12 Thread Casper . Dik
>True, but it's still one of those things that bugs me. The recovery >CDs are of course especially evil, since people really like the >polished expiernce they provide, but want it to work for all hardware, >not realising that in many cases it was made specifically for their >system configuration!

Re: [osol-discuss] Re: Re: the grubby looking install process

2006-07-12 Thread Casper . Dik
>I see lots of complaints from people about install processes for >Linux, Solaris, BSD, etc. -- but not too many people that are willing >to admit that the Windows install process isn't a very "aesthe tic" >experience either. That's likely because few people ever run a barebones windows install.

[osol-discuss] Re: Re: the grubby looking install process

2006-07-12 Thread Shawn Walker
> > The aim is for developers. Since ATI and nVidia > control the majority > > of the market, we should get your friend's problem > fixed. > > I was able to walk him through the whole process just > fine and it really > came down to a misunderstanding. He saw that basic > GRUB screen and assumed