> It doesn't have even half of anaconda's features and it installs only a few packages.
That's often a good thing. For headless installs, a Python and GTK-based install doesn't cut it.
"pkg_add pkgname" fetches a package and its dependencies once you choose a mirror, anyway, and using text files rather than menus to configure the system means you can keep your configuration in VC, configure a typical system by just applying patches, etc.
Anaconda has a text mode install, so GTK+ is not always used. But I do agree, that it can't be used on resource constrained systems.
> using text files rather than menus to configure the system means you can keep your configuration in VC, configure a typical system
What configuration? We were talking about installers and anaconda can use kickstart files to automate the installation. And of course they can be kept in a VCS.
That's often a good thing. For headless installs, a Python and GTK-based install doesn't cut it.
"pkg_add pkgname" fetches a package and its dependencies once you choose a mirror, anyway, and using text files rather than menus to configure the system means you can keep your configuration in VC, configure a typical system by just applying patches, etc.