[gentoo-dev] Missing: Universal-CD - Gentoo discriminates shell and networkless users

[Peter Weber]

Hello,
since Gentoo started its "Gentoopix" LiveCD I really miss a CD for
networkless-installation. I don't know why the stage3 is missing,
because just some people need a full Gnome-Desktop for the
installation :-(

A year ago I could choose between a Minimal-CD for network-installation,
or a Universal-CD for offline-installation (independence)
network-installation. Nowadays I need to load a "Gentoopix" with a lot
of really unnecessary Gnome-Stuff, and even don't get a real Stage3,
just a bunch of Voodoo-Scripts.

First Question: Where is here the Choice_Of_Gentoo and why are we
breaking with our tradition of shell-installing?
I would be better to offer a real Universal-CD or to creat a
bootloader-script, which gives the users the possibility to start
X11/GTK-Installer if they want this, not without a question.

Second Question: Will there be a new Universal-CD (or a DVD) with a real
Stage3 for networkless-installion?

I think, a gentoo-user should be able to choose between the shell,
ncurses- and a gtk-installer. And any of this groups should have the
same possibilites to install.


Greetz







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