Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Is GWN dead?

[Hal Martin]

I installed Gentoo from inside Ubuntu 6.10 (my previous system) through
chroot. This was because I couldn't use a LiveCD as I have an AMD64
based system.

Knoppix and many other LiveCDs are 32bit, as that is currently what a
majority of computers out there are. So, unless you can point me to a
64bit LiveCD that isn't some alternate version of a binary distribution
I believe we still need a Gentoo install CD.

Some people's arguments are that we should rely on other LiveCDs to
build a Gentoo system as this will give the devs more time to work on
things that they feel are more important. I would agree with them
normally, but I'd rather download one CD that contains all the stuff I
need than download a Debian/Ubuntu/Fedora/Mandriva LiveCD (all of those
distributions provide a 64bit LiveCD) and the stage tarball.

Sure, if you're on a 32bit system, any LiveCD will work well for
building a Gentoo system. However, if you happen to be one of the
growing number of people who have purchased a 64bit system (such as an
AMD Athlon, Opteron, or an Intel Pentium D (some models), Pentium Dual
core (E21xx series), Core 2 Duo/Quad, or a Xeon system) and want to run
Gentoo 64bit, your install options are suddenly very limited.

Just my two cents.

-Hal Martin


Michael Schmarck wrote:
> · Norman Rieß <norman@×××××××××.org>:
>
>
>> Right, basicly telling people "You have to depend on / use other distros
>> to install our OS, cause we are not able to / don´t have time to provide
>> this" sounds a little fishy. It makes Gentoo look incomplete.
>>
>
> Well, but providing outdated (ie. non-usable for new systems) install
> medium is also very bad. And if the installer doesn't work (satisfactory),
> then that gives an even worse impression.
>
> Michael Schmarck
>

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