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On Friday 03 December 2004 22:56, David Longo wrote: |
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> I agree with you on that, but I think that in order to appeal to the |
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> less...linux saavy, or to gain the support of those good with |
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> computers but new to linux, I think a clean gui would be nice in a |
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> different edition maybe. Maybe have on livecd for enterprise, cut and |
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> dry automation, nothing special. And then have a livecd for first |
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> time users or home users, that has a more fedora type install with the |
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> slideshow and with a "What kind of system would you like?" I mean, |
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> maybe I'm thinking of the wrong audience, but I always thought gentoo |
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> was for everyone...not just those who need enterprise functionality... |
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I don't know whether we should want to cater first-time linux users. I |
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certainly wouldn't recommend gentoo to first-time users. The gentoo focus is |
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on more savvy users and there is plenty to break in gentoo, and the |
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environment doesn't invite point-and-click users either. In any case gentoo |
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started out as a distribution for power users. Gradually more people started |
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using gentoo. Besides many more power users that included system admins |
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(enterprise users) and less savvy users. Let it be clear that everyone who |
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finds gentoo usefull for himself is more than welcome to use it, but we |
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shouldn't try to focus on being a beginners distro as we're not, and doing so |
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would alienate the core group of people (our user base, the people who man |
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the forum, the community) who make gentoo what it is. |
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Paul |
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Paul de Vrieze |
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Gentoo Developer |
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Mail: pauldv@g.o |
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Homepage: http://www.devrieze.net |