From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: <gentoo-desktop-research-return-33711-arch-gentoo-desktop-research=gentoo.org@lists.gentoo.org> Received: (qmail 22567 invoked from network); 24 Jan 2004 15:05:08 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (128.193.0.39) by eagle.gentoo.oregonstate.edu with DES-CBC3-SHA encrypted SMTP; 24 Jan 2004 15:05:08 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([128.193.0.34] helo=eagle.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AkPLQ-0006OW-D1 for arch-gentoo-desktop-research@lists.gentoo.org; Sat, 24 Jan 2004 15:05:08 +0000 Received: (qmail 17148 invoked by uid 50004); 24 Jan 2004 15:05:07 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-desktop-research-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-desktop-research@gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-desktop-research-help@gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-desktop-research-unsubscribe@gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-desktop-research-subscribe@gentoo.org> List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-desktop-research.gentoo.org> Reply-To: gentoo-desktop-research@lists.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-desktop-research@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 8216 invoked from network); 24 Jan 2004 15:05:07 +0000 From: foser <foser@gentoo.org> To: gentoo-desktop-research@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <200401240126.i0O1QiQH029456@ms-smtp-03-eri0.ohiordc.rr.com> References: <200401240126.i0O1QiQH029456@ms-smtp-03-eri0.ohiordc.rr.com> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1074956698.28722.21.camel@rivendell> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 16:04:58 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: RE: [gentoo-desktop-research] Installer's Target user group X-Archives-Salt: f884a0c4-f010-4a4d-8b34-7be7a94b185b X-Archives-Hash: 18c84934c7d0331255d71d63e10d0571 On Sat, 2004-01-24 at 02:26, Steve Barnhart wrote: > I particularly disagree with that on some parts. I like gentoo's install > right now, its fast and so well documented its not really hard at all. That is correct it is not hard really, but i would use the word 'intimidating' for the current install. People scare away from a lengthy installation manual, I think we should be aiming to accommodate those users. Creating a GUI installer that is as powerful as the current install process makes such a GUI installer most likely complicated and as scary as the current process. > On > the other hand I like good looking things :-). I like a nice look and brand > every once in a while and I think a good gui installer would look nice. The > look is sometimes what attracts me to a distribution or one software choice > over another (I know this sounds stupid). I mean if one piece of software > sucks really badbut has a nice gui then I won't use it but if 2 r equal I'll > choose the better looking one. Isn't a simple GUI installer more attractive than a complicated one? I'd rather go for the '5 steps to install Y' than the '27 and a 1/2 steps to install Y' software. We're not aiming at our power users here, we're aiming at the ones that make decisions based on looks alright. - foser -- gentoo-desktop-research@gentoo.org mailing list