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On 21:54 Tue 13 Jan , Preston Cody wrote: |
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> A few months ago the Gentoo Release engineering team changed the way |
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> that releases are done to simplfy, automate, and provide more current |
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> release media on a more regular basis. One of the consequences of |
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> this is that the livecds are no-longer being released. This leaves |
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> the installer with no place or function any longer. The installer |
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> developers have all moved on to other projects, leaving GLI in an |
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> unmaintained state. We can no-longer offer support for the 2008.0-r1 |
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> LiveCDs for x86 and amd64, though we expect it to work for |
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> those that use it. During this project's five year existence, it has |
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> been both a pride for Gentoo and a source of controversy. The Gentoo |
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> Handbook is still the official installation method for Gentoo. For |
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> those still seeking to do automated gentoo installs, please see the |
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> Quickstart project at http://agaffney.org/quickstart.php |
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I think this is the right decision. The installer seemed like a good |
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idea at the time, but in retrospect the concept didn't fit Gentoo. An |
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advanced user can finish an install pretty quickly, and a beginning one |
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is using Gentoo to learn, so they should be doing everything by hand |
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instead of having an opportunity to skip the handbook. |
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Thanks, |
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Donnie |
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Donnie Berkholz |
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Developer, Gentoo Linux |
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Blog: http://dberkholz.wordpress.com |
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