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> > Is this a question ? We must not confuse things here, if you say 'is |
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> > this the way an installer should be heading?' i say yes. If you mean if |
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> > this is the way Gentoo is heading, no. In my opinion the installer |
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> > should be aimed at the lower skill levels, because the higher skill |
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> > levels appreciate the power and hands-on feeling that the current |
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> > install process gives them. |
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> I know that I'm not a dev, but I soon hope to be. However, I have a |
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> lot of experience writing installers for Gentoo (GLIS). I totally |
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> disagree with picking a target group for a gentoo installer. I think |
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> an installer can very easily appeal to all groups. The only difference |
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> in installers between the easy installer and the advanced installer is |
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> the amount of defaults that are chosen for the user. This is really |
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> not hard to implement. |
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> Nathaniel |
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I sort of agree with that. I loved doing the command line install the |
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first time, a true learning experience. But now it's just repetitive, |
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something to automate the trivial tasks would be welcome. |
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Tom |
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