Re: [gentoo-user] Question on install

precisely what happened, sorry i didn't realize that chainging the "subject" line causes confusion.  now i know, now i can avoid that mistake.

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21. Aug 2017 09:37 by rdalek1967@×××××.com:


>         > mad.scientist.at.large@××××××××.com>       wrote:
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>>             refering to the amd64 handbook, at gentoo.org  "downloading the      stage tarball"  where it says "
>>       >> Downloading          the stage tarball>>
>> Go to the Gentoo mount point where the root file system is        mounted (most likely >> /mnt/gentoo>> ):
>>       >>         >> root #>> cd /mnt/gentoo"
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>>             does that mean to change to where gentoo will be installed,            or where the cd/dvd is mounted?  i'm using a gentoo live            dvd.  seriously just trying to get a basic install to start            with.  i ask because it doesn't seem reasonable (to my            ignorant brain) to download to the ram drive created by the            install dvd, if so then so, whatever works.  life is a            learning process, those who've chosen to stop learning have            chosen to stop living in a meaningful was.  i may trip            sometimes, but i am always, always trying to learn,            especially when it's "inconvenient".  thanks to all those            intending to help. 
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>>             i have never cross posted, if this email appears anywhere            other than ">> gentoo-user@×××××××××××.org>>             please check the headers, it wasn't me, was never that            ignorant nor arrogant.
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>     I think the technical term is thread hijacking.  I'm attaching a    screenshot of what you did and what is being talked about.  What you    did was pick a email, hit reply, changed the subject to yours and    then sent it to the list.  At that point, the topic of the thread    changed.  Some of us track mailing lists using threaded messages.     That way we can track back to a older message easily and see exactly    what message is being replied to, even if it is snipped out.  It    also makes it easier to ignore threads that we are not interested    in.
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>     A good reason not to do this, people may not follow the older thread    that was hijacked and those people, who may have the answer, will    never see your question.  By starting a new thread, people are much    more likely to see it.  As a example, if I see a systemd thread, I    pass it by since I don't use it and would find it highly unlikely    that I could help them in any way.  People who use systemd tho, they    would see the thread and see if they can help.  However, if you bury    it inside of another thread that is unrelated, they may not see your    question. 
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>     Hope that helps.
>
>     Dale
>
>     :-)  :-) 
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