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On 2008-01-13 16:29:15 (+0000), Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:53:48 +0100, Michael Schmarck wrote: |
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> > > You also need the handbook, a portage snapshot and a stage tarball. |
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> > > How many live CDs provide these? |
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> > None. But the portage snapshot is best fetched from the web |
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> > anyway, as far as I'm concerned. Same with the handbook, as |
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> > it may contain (theoritcal) up-to-the minute corrections. |
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> > So, the portage snapshot and handbook don't have to on the |
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> > Live CD. |
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> No, but it's a lot easier if they are when doing a networkless install. |
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I think that's what the whole discussion here is about. Should Gentoo |
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become an elite meta-distro or do we actually want 'less then ultimate |
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geek' people using it. A lot of the very verbal people over here seem to |
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want the former. |
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I agree that Gentoo shouldn't become an Ubuntu like distro, but the |
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minimal install cd is, at least for me, a requirement. |
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If there's too much work for the current devs then they should do |
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something about it. After the whole p.g.o mess a lot of people, |
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including myself, offered to become a dev. But I'm still awaiting |
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replies from 3-4 herds. |
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The whole discussion going on over here has a much deeper cause, lack of |
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leadership. Every dev does what seems best for him or his herd, but the |
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bigger whole seems to be lacking a lot. And I'm affraid that untill |
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deeper problems are solved, Gentoo will keep losing users and more |
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important, keep losing credability. |
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Regards, |
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Ken |
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