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>That's why I wrote my orig reply in this thread. I think we should enhance the |
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>installation process instead of replacing it. We should allow the user to |
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>tell the installer what to do, skip/repeat/reorder steps and have access to |
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>the 'real' console all the time where the installer runs its commands and the |
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>user can run his as well. |
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>I agree that if the installer becomes an all-or-nothing replacement, many |
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>people won't find it useful or enjoyable. |
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>Also, with a good modular design we can add piece by piece what we think to be |
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>necessary, and in the other places the installer would just tell the user |
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>things out of the install howto or not even that. That way we avoid overdoing |
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This is the style of installer that would be the best match for |
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Gentoo(quoted above). I think it would be a big mistake to stray far |
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from the current process. As far as I am concerned the console/ |
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split-screen installer is a must. Our main concern should be getting |
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the user comfortable with the current install process, instead of |
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changing the installer to better fit the user. The new installer needs |
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consist of various add-ons (to the current process) to make the user |
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more comfortable ("Holding their hand and walking them through") with |
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the install process. This can be done various ways, the most popular is |
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ofcourse gui's. However, in staying with the Gentoo way of doing things |
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nothing should be hidden. Everything that is done whether on the |
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console, via a gui, or we automate it for them, it should be explained |
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exactly what is going on. It should be up to the user wether they use |
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the gue or cli. |
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I also feel that it is crucial that we keep in mind while going through |
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this process that no matter what Gentoo is actually about, the |
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installer will be the deciding factor in whether people give gentoo a |
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try or move on to something else. |
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