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Daniel Iliev <daniel.iliev <at> gmail.com> writes: |
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> > I´m waiting for too. |
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> Why? |
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> In other words I don't need too many releases, but prefer the devs |
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> spend their time for Gentoo on killing :) bugs and filling portage with |
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> new software instead of taking snapshots and building CD/DVD images. |
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Well, I think that fixing that abortion of an installation CD |
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is of paramount concern. Like it or not, the first thing prospective |
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new users see, is the installation process. In my opinion, it |
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is of quintessential importance for Gentoo to have a normal, |
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functional, easy installation CD. |
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I've been using Gentoo since 2004. I know graduate students in Computer |
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Science that use Ubuntu in lieu of Gentoo, solely based on the |
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nightmare that installing Gentoo via a normal graphical install |
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CD is.... |
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If you do not like my opinion, you should look at what Daniel Robbins |
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had to say, as I ran across a posting of his today, about this very |
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issue. An awesome collection of techies does not gravitate users |
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to join the ranks of distro users. A (easy) graphical installation |
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method is a requirement. Gentoo get's tons of bad reviews, |
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based on the installation process. |
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Yes I've installed dozens of gentoo system, and the resulting |
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product is wonderful, much akin to a girl with a great personality. |
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However, she ain't every going to get 'laid' (become popular) |
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because the (installation) process is *UGLY*. |
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Let us first be honest about this, so it can be fixed. At that |
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point ( a normal installation CD), Gentoo can take it's |
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rightful place as a major distro.... |
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ymmv, |
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James |
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