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On Sunday 02 June 2002 15:18, foser wrote: |
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> vprada@××××××××××.ve wrote: |
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> > As i told you this was my first approach. I think that we need a fast way |
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> > to multiply the number of "non-technical" users that can use Gentoo, and |
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> > this was the fastest way that i did find. |
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> Not to put you down, but gentoo isn't aimed at non-technical users |
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> afaik. Why does every distro want to appeal to as much people as |
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> possible ? There's so much about gentoo which could use help in |
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> developing, an a fancy installer imo really isn't one of them (i don't |
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> see what it adds except in a lot more newbie traffic). Let people just |
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> start out with RH/Mandrake, move on to debian or similar and finally |
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> make their way to gentoo. By then they have the knowledge to use it and |
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> appreciate what it can and does. |
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> Just my 2 cents (i speak for myself here). |
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> - foser |
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While I mostly agree, there's a place for such an installer. I want to build a |
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binary distro based on Gentoo with frontend tools to portage. A beginner will |
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use a fast distro and frontend tools. When he/she gains knowledge they can |
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ditch the frontend and binary packages and use it as we do. |
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No need to reinstall a new distro or change settings - this will provide an |
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easy migration path from newbies to power users - in the same package. |
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Meir Kriheli |
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