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On Thu, 2005-11-03 at 20:43 -0500, Stephen P. Becker wrote: |
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> How about getting some facts straight before running your mouth? Gentoo |
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> most certainly does not expect users to have a web browser to install. |
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> The last time I actually installed on x86 (which was some time ago |
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> admittedly), there was a .txt version of the install guide on the livecd. |
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Exactly. |
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> Even then, the web browser you are speaking of runs directly off the |
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> livecd. So, what happens when there is critical news to be read during |
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> the install phase inside the chroot, but no web browser is yet |
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> installed? Are you suggesting we bloat stage1 and stage2 with some sort |
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> of XML parser so that the user can read news without having to kill the |
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> emerge and read the news outside the chroot? I think you would have a |
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> seriously hard time convincing the release folks this is a good idea. |
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We won't add more cruft to the stages. We're already to the point of |
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trying to determine ways to reduce stage size, not increase it. |
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> Furthermore, it is not possible to include any sort of XML parser with |
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> installers for certain arches which use very minimal netboots for the |
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> default installation method. So really, your complaints about the |
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> "lightweight" requirement appears to just be a way of subverting |
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> attention away from the real reasons it is a good idea, and towards |
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> maintaining a flamewar with ciaran that you will surely lose. |
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What is it for SPARC again? 4MB for both kernel + initrd? |
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Chris Gianelloni |
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Release Engineering - Strategic Lead |
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x86 Architecture Team |
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Games - Developer |
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Gentoo Linux |
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