From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 20445 invoked from network); 24 Jan 2004 14:50:51 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (128.193.0.39) by eagle.gentoo.oregonstate.edu with DES-CBC3-SHA encrypted SMTP; 24 Jan 2004 14:50:51 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([128.193.0.34] helo=eagle.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AkP7b-0007as-29 for arch-gentoo-desktop-research@lists.gentoo.org; Sat, 24 Jan 2004 14:50:51 +0000 Received: (qmail 6358 invoked by uid 50004); 24 Jan 2004 14:50:39 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-desktop-research-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail Reply-To: gentoo-desktop-research@lists.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-desktop-research@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 7495 invoked from network); 24 Jan 2004 14:50:39 +0000 From: foser To: gentoo-desktop-research@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <200401241145.42386.pauldv@gentoo.org> References: <200401200954.58818.pauldv@gentoo.org> <40117298.9080803@chartertn.net> <1074905264.32318.20.camel@rivendell> <200401241145.42386.pauldv@gentoo.org> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1074955844.28722.4.camel@rivendell> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 15:50:44 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [gentoo-desktop-research] Installer's Target user group X-Archives-Salt: 6dd579b3-92bb-4259-b715-b8a919a4d3dc X-Archives-Hash: fa23c0f87021788758420716e11515d8 On Sat, 2004-01-24 at 11:45, Paul de Vrieze wrote: > I personally probably would use the installer for installing. I really have no > desire for entering all the commands on the command line while a click on a > button -> system installed works great with exactly the same result. Exactly. This installer is based on the GRP platform which afaik depends on some meta packages to make the major choices. The installer should follow those toplevel ebuild choices. > What might be an alternative would be a splitscreen installer that on the top > of the screen offers a roadmap and a description on what to do. On the bottom > is a commandline on which the actual commands can be given. That sounds like you just get the manual on top and have to give commands at the bottom. I think what the installer should do is just give a quick and easy path, people using an installer are probably not interested in all those lowlevel commands (otherwise they wouldn't be wanting to use it). - foser -- gentoo-desktop-research@gentoo.org mailing list