Re: [gentoo-dev] Monthly Gentoo Council Reminder for January

[Donnie Berkholz]

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Chris Gianelloni wrote:
| As a prime example, I strongly believe that making Gentoo "as easy as
| possible" can only come about by reducing its usability.  If there is a
| large number of choices, no matter how well documented, it isn't easy
| for a beginner.  The only way I can see to make installing Gentoo "as
| easy as possible" is by removing choice and functionality to the point
| of it being a few clicks of the mouse and everything being done for you.
| The problem is that anything that is stated generally can be taken to an
| extreme.  If you say "as easy as possible" then I think unattended
| identical installations for all Gentoo machines.  After all, what's
| easier than that?
|
| I would *never* agree to this, nor force any member of any project that
| I am a part of to participate in such an endeavour, so you now already
| have at least one person opposed to it.  Would action be taken against
| me?  Who knows.  The point is that we do not get paid.  You cannot force
| volunteers to do things they do not want to do.

This isn't about forcing you to do things a certain way. It's about if
somebody asked you to make Gentoo easier to learn and use, what would
you do as part of releng? How would you do it?

Perhaps you would have to make some sort of choice of usability over
easy to learn, or vice versa. That's your decision. The council would
just suggest what it would like to see happen to Gentoo.

You're focusing too much on forcing people to do this or that. Why
wouldn't you want to make Gentoo easier to use, or learn how to use?
That's my question.

Thanks,
Donnie
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