Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: news item: changes to stages (make.conf and make.profile)

[Dale]

Rich Freeman wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 2:59 PM, Fabian Groffen <grobian@g.o> wrote:
>> On 24-07-2012 14:52:43 -0400, Rick "Zero_Chaos" Farina wrote:
>>> This is a change that will break all new installs and expecting
>>> experienced gentoo users to read the handbook is simply a fantasy.
>> I don't see how it breaks.  And secondly, if you do refuse to read the
>> manual, why don't you refuse to read elogs, news messages, and what
>> more?
> The difference is that news only communicates what is "news."  Unless
> the manual contains a revision history it contains everything you
> already know, perhaps with a gem buried in there somewhere.
>
> This is the same reason why when something is wrong with Chromium you
> are supposed to post a 5-line patch to the bug and not a 300MB tarball
> with the patch applied, though at least in that case modern tools
> actually make finding the change fairly easy.
>
>> Do we really have to babysit people, because they think they're too
>> smart to check on the manual once again?  Or when they notice things
>> seem different?  Any search engine is your friend.
> There is the principle of not surprising people.  This is a big change
> - a file central to the config of Gentoo that has been in one place
> for more than a decade, and is now moving.  The change makes sense and
> should be embraced, but there is no harm in pointing it out.
>
> Sure, when my system breaks I'm pretty smart and can usually figure
> out how to fix it.  That doesn't mean that I don't appreciate a
> heads-up before it breaks.
>
> Rich
>
>


+1

I might also add, I printed the manual years ago.  I rarely look at the
online version. 

User opinion.  Back to eating my apple pie. 

Dale

:-)  :-) 

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