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On 23:02 Sun 10 Oct , Mike Frysinger wrote: |
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> On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 9:28 PM, Dale wrote: |
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> > There is a discussion on the forums that Gentoo just must have a installer. |
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> > I'm hoping that someone on this list who worked on or has very good |
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> > knowledge of the past installer could tell me exactly why this didn't work. |
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> > Could someone take a few minutes to post a reply, on list or off list, as |
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> > to why a installer is not feasible for Gentoo? |
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> it didnt have a maintainer to keep it up to date and address the bugs filed |
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Nearly all the people working on it were a lot more interested in the |
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automated installation case on servers than in single-desktop use and |
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knew exactly what they wanted to do, so quickstart made more sense for |
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them. The lower complexity meant less bugs, and it could fit onto |
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netboot images even on restrictive hardware. |
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I tend to agree that a GUI installer that lets you install without |
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having a clue about Gentoo is a bad idea because it removes our |
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assumption (used everywhere else in docs, etc) that people have a |
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certain base level of Linux knowledge if they're running Gentoo. |
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That said, I did like having a GUI installer that I could just set up |
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and walk away for an hour or so. Another feature I really liked was the |
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copying of the LiveCD kernel directly to the new system to avoid a |
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kernel build. |
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Thanks, |
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Donnie |
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Donnie Berkholz |
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Sr. Developer, Gentoo Linux |
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Blog: http://dberkholz.wordpress.com |
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