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Ted Kosan wrote: |
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> My position is that the Handbook is well suited for the savvy and that Linux |
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> newbies need their own, separate document that is specifically designed to meet |
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> their needs. Listed below are most of the pieces of information that I found |
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> newbies needed more help with while installing Gentoo. The document I created |
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> explains each of these topics and I found that ( in most cases ) this is all |
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> that needs to be done to help newbies bridge the gap between |
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> windows/mac/gnome/kde and the Gentoo Handbook. |
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> - What is [foo] |
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And all that is found by Googling, as it should be. We create documents |
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specifically for Gentoo Linux, for when there is a |
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distribution-specific way of doing something. General Linux info that is |
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not specific to Gentoo does not belong; go elsewhere for that. We have |
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done an admirable job about getting users up to speed on some of the |
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Linux basics as they pertain to Gentoo in our handbook; that is all they |
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need. Keep in mind that we treat even certain Linux fundamentals quite |
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differently from how they're used in other distros. |
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I (personally :))don't think we'll be using your document anytime soon. |
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Our handbook serves its purpose, which is to introduce someone to Gentoo |
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Linux. |
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I was a complete newcomer to Linux; Gentoo was the first distro that I |
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successfully installed (having unsuccessfully used crappy Ubuntu LiveCDs |
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late in 2004). That was in '05. I had never used the command line |
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before. Gentoo was a plunge into the deep end of the pool for me, but as |
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soon as I installed it, I was able to keep it and use it as my primary |
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(within a few months *only*) OS. |
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That's a testament to how well our handbook and other documents are put |
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together, as well as the quality of support I received a few times on |
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the forums. I believe our handbook meets our requirements, which is |
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introducing potential users to Gentoo. Complete newbies to Linux in |
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general need a specific resources *just for that*, as I've said before: |
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there are plenty of "Linux for Dummies" and "Spring into Linux"-type |
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books at local bookstores. I won't recommend that users who find Gentoo |
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too hard try books for Ubuntu etc.; I think that they are both within |
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reach even for newcomers ... as I once was. |
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