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On Sat, 2004-01-24 at 02:26, Steve Barnhart wrote: |
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> I particularly disagree with that on some parts. I like gentoo's install |
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> right now, its fast and so well documented its not really hard at all. |
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That is correct it is not hard really, but i would use the word |
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'intimidating' for the current install. People scare away from a lengthy |
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installation manual, I think we should be aiming to accommodate those |
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users. Creating a GUI installer that is as powerful as the current |
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install process makes such a GUI installer most likely complicated and |
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as scary as the current process. |
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> On |
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> the other hand I like good looking things :-). I like a nice look and brand |
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> every once in a while and I think a good gui installer would look nice. The |
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> look is sometimes what attracts me to a distribution or one software choice |
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> over another (I know this sounds stupid). I mean if one piece of software |
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> sucks really badbut has a nice gui then I won't use it but if 2 r equal I'll |
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> choose the better looking one. |
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Isn't a simple GUI installer more attractive than a complicated one? I'd |
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rather go for the '5 steps to install Y' than the '27 and a 1/2 steps to |
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install Y' software. We're not aiming at our power users here, we're |
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aiming at the ones that make decisions based on looks alright. |
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- foser |
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