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On Thu, 2004-05-27 at 16:55, Kurt Lieber wrote: |
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> There is a difference between providing the tools to allow for fast |
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> installs (emerge -k and the like) and providing the binaries to allow for |
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> fast installs. The gentoo server project is all about the former and has |
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> no interest in supporting the latter. |
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Alright. I just wasn't aware of the current stance. |
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> For reasons why, please see: |
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> http://dev.gentoo.org/~rac/binaries.html |
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> > I agree, provided it DOES provide an answer to the "fast install" and |
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> > not just masks the problem by making the machine "usable". |
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> Having a usable machine, fast, is the entire purpose of GRP. That same |
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> functionality is also provided by Gentoopix. |
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> Gentoopix comes with far less ongoing headaches and resource requirements |
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> than GRP does and it also allows us to realize the full benefits of Gentoo |
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> for our user base. They can still install things optimized for their arch, |
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> tailored to their needs. They can still have complete control over how |
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> their system is set up. They can still do all the things that GRP doesn't |
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> allow them to do and still have a usable machine at the same time. |
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Like I said, I'm definitely for it, provided there is a way to duplicate |
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the Gentoopix install onto a system with little to no work. Think |
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something along the lines of: |
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root@gentoopix # gentoopix-hdinstall |
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Do you need to partition your drives? (y/N) |
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What time zone are you in? |
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What username would you like? |
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What hostname would you like? |
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... |
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Copying files... |
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Something VERY simple that gets a system up VERY quickly. There's |
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nothing stopping a user from doing a normal stage1 or stage3 install |
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from the CD, but the ability to pop the CD in, answer a few questions, |
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and have the CD copy itself to the hard disk would be very beneficial |
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and would reduce the amount of complaints we will get for killing GRP. |
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Also, it allows for a network-less install. |
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Yay! |
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Now everyone is happy! |
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*grin* |
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