On 12 August 2010 17:13, Thilo Bangert <[email protected]> wrote: > Ben de Groot <[email protected]> said: >> On 9 August 2010 14:29, Mike Frysinger <[email protected]> wrote: >> > sure would be nice if someone picked up the installer again ... >> >> No, it wouldn't. Best leave that dead and buried. > > Could you explain why you think so?
1) it was an experiment plagued by bugs, some *very* serious 2) the normal, "hands-on", follow the handbook, manual install has always been the recommended way to install Gentoo, and could be considered a rite of passage, familiarizing the user with how things are done in this distro 3) too few people are interested in developing, testing and maintaining this; making it more likely that a revival of this project will result in failure again 4) a buggy installer is a disservice to new users and can give them a false impression of Gentoo But that's just my opinion. :-) Cheers, Ben
