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Possible change in installer script to guide against a footgun?

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  • izder456I Offline
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    wrote last edited by izder456
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    Hello OpenBSD-ers (also posted on misc@),

    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?:

    ...
    [[LIST OF SETS]]
    You probably want to install all sets if you're new. See
    https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#FilesNeeded for more information.
    Location of sets? [cd0 disk http nfs or 'done'] default

    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

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