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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:38:52 -0400
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On Thu Mar 15 18:02:50 EDT 2012, jeremyjackins@gmail.com wrote:
> > Which isn't to say that installation is out of scope. I could imagine a
> > proposal looking at creating installation CDs from trees or installing
> > under different circumstances being code-focused.
> >
> > Anthony
>
> +1. As a Plan 9 newbie, I certainly had issues with the installer. It
> prevented me from using the system at all, until I came back about a
> year later with more determination. In particular, the install CD did
> not like my CD-ROM drive (or how it was configured in BIOS, or
> something) or my USB mouse. All the talk of floppy disks in the
> installation guide was scary and off-putting, and so was the lack of
> any obvious way to install via USB drive.

as someone who has worked hard to fix these things, it's frustrating
that the distribution didn't pick these things up.  :-(.

- erik