Darren Spruell wrote:
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> I've found times where a default layout would have been useful, but on
> the other hand I've been bitten more than once by a default layout
> (from the sysinstall [A]utomatic partitioner) that didn't set up a big
> enough /tmp for my needs. The result was spending extra time
> reinstalling to do it right the second time around.

You're also assuming that the automatic partitioner would allocate the 
entire disk...

There are other issues, too; /usr/ports and /usr/src, /usr/obj, 
databases and logs and spools in /var, the list goes on.