new look installer... why?

[Philippe Landau]

>> I can't for the life of me see why it's even an issue for an installer.
>> Installation is basically a once only affair, and if pretty graphics are
>> going to create a good operating system, we should all stick to Windows.
>> Personally, I like the "down-to-business" look of the Ubuntu/Debian
>> installers.
> I largely agree; I very much dislike graphical installers as I find them 
> too distracting, and also slower.
> However,  for partitioning, clear graphics are very useful. Mandrake's 
> partitioner is magnificent in that respect.
the current generation of linux installers
install everything while you can surf the web and work.
you can keep ubuntu a step behind,
but it is hard to hold back transitions from black and white to colour.

kind regards     philippe