Philip Webb wrote:
Gentoo is for people who want to manage their own machine in their own way & the real bouncer at the door is the DIY installation test.
This thread is a bit more rational, so no Elitist Chowderhead subject this time. However...
Does this mean now that I've been admining *nix for 9+ years and multiple Gentoo boxes for 3+ years that my decoder ring is in the mail? You know the one that gives me access to the auto installer where I edit a page of text around midnight, run the script/push the button, and wake up to a fresh Gentoo system?
Or maybe it'll give me access to a catalyst tool (though I haven't tried out the latest one) that doesn't require virgin sacrifices to make me a fat and happy stage4 install?
Gentoo might not be for everyone, but I don't see any point in making getting started any harder than it needs to be. It's not like any Linux system is complete nirvana once you start admining it. I'd rather users leave Gentoo because they don't like/need/want portage than never trying it because the install was or seemed onerous.
As for newbie questions, a simpler install is as likely to decrease overall questions as it is to increase them IMO.
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