Gentoo Archives: gentoo-dev

From: Dennis Allison <allison@×××××××××××××××.edu>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Acquiring a deeper understanding of Gentoo
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 17:32:05
Message-Id: Pine.LNX.4.44.0506151022350.26582-100000@shasta.stanford.edu
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Acquiring a deeper understanding of Gentoo by Michael Cummings
1 There is a learning curve, but on the whole gentoo is my distribution of
2 choice. You may find it helpful to do a stage3 installation before you
3 attempt a stage1 installation. Vanilla stage3 installations take much
4 less time and give you the opportunity to learn the process.
5
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7 On Wed, 15 Jun 2005, Michael Cummings wrote:
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9 > If you'll settle for email instead of a visit, I'm sure there's
10 > [number_of_devs+1] * opinions on what's being attempted/accomplished that
11 > could be sent your way :)
12 >
13 >
14 >
15 > On Wednesday 15 June 2005 01:10 pm, Mark S Petrovic wrote:
16 > > Good day.
17 > >
18 > > I am about to embark on a serious project and I am considering Gentoo
19 > > as the platform. My luck with installation, on which I've spent several
20 > > solid days, thus far has been mixed, and I'm willing to hold off believing
21 > > it's not just me. I suspect Gentoo works, but thus far just not for me.
22 > > But I see the promise it holds.
23 > >
24 > > Is there a principal Gentoo developer in Northern or Southern California
25 > > (preferred) to whom I can pay a visit to gain a deeper understanding of
26 > > who the Gentoo team is, what they are trying to accomplish, and how?
27 > >
28 > > Thanks.
29 > >
30 > > Mark
31 > >
32 > > --
33 > > Research and Development
34 > > EarthLink, Inc.
35 > > Pasadena, CA
36 >
37 >
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Acquiring a deeper understanding of Gentoo Michael Cummings <mcummings@g.o>