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From: Qian Qiao <qian.qiao@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Is GWN dead?
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:17:40
Message-Id: c3d5f3800801110517l768eca8bx8b864787b27bac1f@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Is GWN dead? by Dale
1 On Jan 11, 2008 10:38 AM, Dale <dalek1967@×××××××××.net> wrote:
2 >
3 > Alan McKinnon wrote:
4 > On Friday 11 January 2008, Galevsky wrote:
5 >
6 >
7 > You can say that devs have no time to make it, but please, don't tell
8 > that Gentoo doesn't need any installCD (outdated means no CD at all
9 > for many computers nowaday).
10 >
11 > Please tell me where I said any such thing.
12 >
13 > I'll give you a clue - I didn't. I asked you why you think the install
14 > CD needs updated.
15 >
16 > Apparently your answer to that is that you have a ICH9 machine. That's
17 > fine, it's reasonable to need that supported on the BootCD. Was it
18 > really necessary to take out your frustrations/whatever with the
19 > installer on me on a public mailing list? Hmmm?
20 >
21 >
22 >
23 > Isn't it true that not everything can be supported anyway? The CD can hold
24 > only so much data before it runs out of space. I suspect that some older
25 > hardware is not included to make room for more recent hardware.
26 >
27 > Also, at the rate things comes out, a new CD would have to be made every
28 > few months to keep up. From what I have read on -dev, it is harder to make
29 > the CD than some realize. They have a lot to consider on what to include
30 > and what to leave out.
31 >
32 > To clarify, I am talking about the CD that includes distfiles and a
33 > snapshot. The minimal CD and DVD is a separate matter.
34 >
35 > Dale
36
37 I'm sorry this goes OT Dale, but unfortunately, my mail client cannot
38 render html messages properly, and I trust a lot of people on the list
39 have the same problem. If would be nice if you can post in plain text,
40 at least in this list.
41
42 Thanks
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Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] Is GWN dead? Dale <dalek1967@×××××××××.net>
[gentoo-user] Re: Is GWN dead? Thufir <hawat.thufir@×××××.com>