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Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards <at> gmail.com> writes: |
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> I've tried that pathway. Many times. The "mostly unattended" |
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> installers all install things I don't want, pick options I don't like, |
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> and end up configured to do things the way the authors of the |
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> installer wanted to do things rather than the way I want to do things. |
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Um, we can think out of the box for a new and cool installation semantic. |
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Just look at blueness's posting (Gentoo Reference System) on www.gentoo.org |
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as a new, and useful approach to installs for established gentoo admins. |
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> > If we (gentoo) had a simple installation semantic, this sort of |
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> > problem would most likely disappear; so the wider community could |
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> > delve into other technical support issues...... YMMV. |
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> There are tons of options for "a simple installation semantic" if |
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> that's what people want. I don't see any benefit in turning Gentoo |
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> into yet another "me too" one-click installation trying to compete |
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> with RedHat and Ubuntu. |
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Non-sequitur argument. Just because we'd have an *optional installer* does |
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not mean anyone would have to use it. Folks can still install the way they |
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like, including using ansible as Stefan does. Currently you have to |
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spin your own ansible setup, but it'd not be that difficult for a gentoo |
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reference install, based on ansible either. More options are better, imho. |
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No you, as an astute user, can choose any installation semantic, including |
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rolling your own. I'm curious to see Felix's responses..... |
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James |
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