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On 12 August 2010 17:13, Thilo Bangert <bangert@g.o> wrote: |
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> Ben de Groot <yngwin@g.o> said: |
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>> On 9 August 2010 14:29, Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o> wrote: |
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>> > sure would be nice if someone picked up the installer again ... |
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>> No, it wouldn't. Best leave that dead and buried. |
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> Could you explain why you think so? |
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1) it was an experiment plagued by bugs, some *very* serious |
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2) the normal, "hands-on", follow the handbook, manual install has |
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always been the recommended way to install Gentoo, and could be |
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considered a rite of passage, familiarizing the user with how things |
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are done in this distro |
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3) too few people are interested in developing, testing and |
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maintaining this; making it more likely that a revival of this project |
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will result in failure again |
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4) a buggy installer is a disservice to new users and can give them a |
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false impression of Gentoo |
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But that's just my opinion. :-) |
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Cheers, |
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Ben |
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