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On 9/20/05, Paul de Vrieze <pauldv@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Tuesday 20 September 2005 03:32, Zac Medico wrote: |
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> > Paul J. Wilson wrote: |
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> > > Regular, everyday users tend not to have the time to spend on the |
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> > > finer points of linux and gentoo in particular. |
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> > These "everyday users" are unqualified to administrate a Gentoo box for |
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> > various reasons including the inherent complexity of a source based |
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> > distribution. A binary distribution with lots of "hand holding" would |
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> > better suit their needs. Perhaps they could even use a binary |
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> > distribution of Gentoo itself, but supported by some other entity. |
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> > Sure, an "everyday user" can *use* Gentoo, but administration is best |
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> > left to experts. That's all IMO, of course. ;) |
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> I think this indeed sums it up well. Gentoo is not aimed at users who do |
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> not want (or are not capable) to learn some more complex parts of the |
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> unix/linux operating system. That does not mean it's insuitable for |
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> newbees, it means that they have a steep learning curve ahead. Gentoo is |
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> not the most easy distribution around, and this is not the aim of gentoo. |
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> Gentoo is, like any other distro, not a 20 legged spider. It is a source |
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> based distribution with the goal of offering an uptodate, flexible, |
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> vanilla system. |
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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 |
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I've always wondered at the definition of "easy to use". |
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does "easy to use" mean that you can pick it up and be productive in |
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an afternoon? |
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or does "easy to use" mean that once you have put in the hard yards to |
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learn it, it is extremely easy to do everyday tasks and just as easy |
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to do complex ones? |
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- Jesse McNelis |
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