Re: [gentoo-dev] Installer For Gento

[Andrew LeCody]

It doesn't seem to me that coding a graphical installer would be to terribly 
hard. It's just that any graphical installer won't be able to allow the user 
the same flexibility of console install, but frankly most people that want 
the flexibility don't have problems with command prompt.

Although I have heard some good ideas like displaying the documention on the 
same screen as the console, i.e. top half install guide, bottom half console. 
That would seem easier, and also helpful to a great many people. Maybe when 
school lets out I'll work on something, unless someone beats me to it.


On Sunday 11 January 2004 20:09, Bill Kenworthy wrote:
> I go for floggings - works most times!
>
> However, I seriously doubt whether gentoo would be suitable for someone
> who cannot follow the text install process:
>
> 1. gentoo is a leading (bleeding in some cases) distro not aimed at the
> newbie
> 2. due to 1, you may be making a "rod for your own back" in that you
> will be doing micro-sysadmin
> 3. I think you seriously need to come up with an "enterprise strategy"
> and standardised installs with support rather than letting them go their
> own way (if that is possible).
>
> This one of the difficulties, do you encourage penetration at any cost,
> and watch it go sour, or control it and have to formally allocate
> resources.  In the kind of environment you describe, I think it would be
> better to control the process if possible.
>
>
> You may get a better response on the user list to this.
>
> BillK
>
> On Mon, 2004-01-12 at 09:57, Stephen Clowater wrote:
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> > Hello, Recently, I have been reciving alot of requests from clients of
> >
> > Floggings?
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> > Stephen Clowater
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