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From: Christian Birchinger <joker@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Concerns about the new install guide
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 14:27:58
Message-Id: 20040304142754.GA31278@netswarm.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Concerns about the new install guide by Lisa Seelye
1 Gentoo is fine for new users. It's just the wrong choice for
2 people who don't want to learn or refuse to read manuals.
3 New users who want to learn something deserve a great manual
4 which guides them through the installation.
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6 On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 03:35:06PM -0500, Lisa Seelye wrote:
7 > On Wed, 2004-03-03 at 12:33, fred gates wrote:
8 > > gentoo was not developed for the "new user" in mind.
9 >
10 > This is an arrogant position to take and I surely hope that this is not
11 > the official stance of Gentoo. I, for one, would be sorely disappointed
12 > if we discounted the person new to Linux so dismissively.
13 >
14 > Our documentation should be concise yet succinct, and clear enough for
15 > someone with minimal experience to have a working Gentoo installation.
16 >
17 >
18 > --
19 > Regards,
20 > -Lisa
21 > <Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur>
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