On 25 July 2012 02:52, Rick "Zero_Chaos" Farina <[email protected]> wrote: > While I completely understand where Fabian is coming from on all this I > respectfully disagree. Long term gentoo users do NOT read the handbook, > ever. I still install new systems with odd hacks that I picked up when > gentoo was versioned 1.x and it pleases me, I don't care if those steps > are not in the docs anymore or discouraged or whatever. I've not even > glanced at the handbook for years, yet I've installed gentoo on dozens > of systems since the last time I did. > > This is a big enough change that it will throw users who do not know, > and my first impression of /etc/make.conf et all missing on a new stage > is "file a bug report for a broken stage and assign it to those morons > in releng". (please note the comic exaggeration and not a disrespect). > > This is a change that will break all new installs and expecting > experienced gentoo users to read the handbook is simply a fantasy. > Please, keep the news item.
+1 This is an important enough change to inform users about. -- Cheers, Ben | yngwin Gentoo developer Gentoo Qt project lead, Gentoo Wiki admin
