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On Jan 11, 2008 11:29 PM, b.n. <brullonulla@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Alan McKinnon ha scritto: |
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> > Gentoo is NOT "plug in and go", it is a complex scheme that allows you |
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> > to build other distros. |
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> Exactly. |
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> Moreover, I'd go on to say that the fact Gentoo is installable from |
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> almost every reasonable Linux-based live cd is a defining Gentoo |
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> feature. The real Gentoo installer is the combination of the tarball |
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> (the data) and the manual (the algorithms). |
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> The fact that an "official" Gentoo live cd exists is just a happy gift |
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> from developers, and a way to guarantee that there is a reference |
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> environment from which Gentoo can be installed. |
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> While nearly every other distro requires its own live cd installer, |
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> Gentoo (or any Gentoo-like system) requires just a working live cd and a |
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> stage tarball. From there, you go. It's *you* that decide *your* |
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> installation environment, depending on *your* needs. I used Knoppix |
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> once, and Kubuntu another; I think I've never used the "official" Gentoo CD. |
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True. I may be going OT here, but I think that another feature is that |
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when you realise you can install Gentoo from any working environment |
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with basic support, you expect people to think "out of the box". |
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Sincerely, that's something the world is desperatly in need. Linux by |
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itself is "Darwinist" [1]. People need to get more knowledge to make |
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it suits their needs or enhance performance. My whole experience with |
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Gentoo, command line and deep system configuration makes it a breeze |
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to deal with any distro out there. That's what make this community one |
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(if not THE) best knowledge base I've ever seen. |
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[1] http://www.meiobit.com/a_principal_vantagem_do_linux_e_ser_darwinista |
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[in portuguese] |
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Daniel da Veiga |
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Filosofia de TI: Programadores de verdade consideram o conceito "o que |
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você vê é o que você tem" tão ruim em editores de texto quanto em |
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mulheres. Não, o programador de verdade quer um editor de texto do |
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estilo "você pediu, você levou" - complicado, indecifrável, poderoso, |
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impiedoso, perigoso. |
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