On Jan 14, 2008 10:39 AM, Cocoy Dayao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > yeah. i agree. > In fact, imho the most perfect gentoo installer is the mini live cd! > what more can anybody need? > would it take much effort to maintain/refresh a mini live cd installer? > Couldn't that be refreshed every couple of months? > Having an "installer" gets newbies to like gentoo, reduces the barrier > of entry and gets new blood for the community and introduces users to > a whole new world and still give newbies the general idea of what > gentoo is. > not to mention give old hats a quick way to just get gentoo up and > running as quickly as possible. > if newbies find the mini live cd too difficult, then gentoo is > probably not for them is it? > Anything greater than a mini install cd i think, the community has the > right to expect contributors to help develop. > > just my two cents worth.
Agreed. IMHO, the noob should start with the handbook on his legs and the minimal CD.... this is the best way to start for a beginner. But liveCD are also interesting for networkless people... gimme one reason not to provide good liveCD to these people that will re-build -with custom USE flags- the embedded packages ? I can't find.... Gal' -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
