From: Paul de Vrieze <pauldv@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-desktop-research@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-desktop-research] Installer's Target user group
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 11:45:40 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200401241145.42386.pauldv@gentoo.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1074905264.32318.20.camel@rivendell>
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On Saturday 24 January 2004 01:47, foser wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-01-23 at 20:14, Scott Koch wrote:
> > I think the target should be users that are "new to Gentoo" switching
> > from other linux distributions.
>
> Yes maybe, probably coming from MDK, RH or Suse, those are usually
> pretty fresh linux users. What i really meant to say was that the people
> wanting a GUI installer are the same ones that have little actual linux
> knowledge (the 'i want it to be simple and just work' people) and not
> the more geekish crowd that Gentoo on the other side attracts. Those
> like their installs as it is, with the full power that comes with it.
> They don't want spiffy UI tools that only hide whats really going on. So
> you only have to target the first group.
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.
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.
Paul
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2004-01-20 8:54 [gentoo-desktop-research] Report of the desktop-research meeting Paul de Vrieze
2004-01-20 9:12 ` Mario Udina
2004-01-20 10:11 ` Paul de Vrieze
2004-01-20 10:40 ` foser
2004-01-20 10:48 ` Tiemo Kieft
2004-01-20 12:23 ` Donnie Berkholz
2004-01-20 13:47 ` foser
2004-01-20 14:21 ` Donnie Berkholz
2004-01-20 17:53 ` Brandon Hale
2004-01-20 19:33 ` dams
2004-01-20 19:36 ` dams
2004-01-21 0:07 ` foser
2004-01-20 19:39 ` Joe McCann
2004-01-21 10:06 ` dams
2004-01-20 12:55 ` Paul de Vrieze
2004-01-20 14:00 ` foser
2004-01-20 17:30 ` Tom Hosiawa
2004-01-21 19:57 ` Seemant Kulleen
2004-01-21 20:01 ` Donnie Berkholz
2004-01-21 22:58 ` foser
2004-01-22 0:13 ` Alastair Tse
2004-01-22 9:11 ` dams
2004-01-22 9:25 ` dams
2004-01-22 9:28 ` dams
2004-01-22 17:02 ` [gentoo-desktop-research] Installer Donnie Berkholz
2004-01-22 17:47 ` Tiemo Kieft
2004-01-22 20:45 ` Paul de Vrieze
2004-01-22 18:38 ` Scott Koch
2004-01-23 0:07 ` Tiemo Kieft
2004-01-23 15:57 ` foser
2004-01-23 17:18 ` dams
2004-01-23 19:14 ` [gentoo-desktop-research] Installer's Target user group Scott Koch
2004-01-24 0:47 ` foser
2004-01-23 20:18 ` Scott Koch
2004-01-24 14:55 ` foser
2004-01-25 0:07 ` Nathaniel McCallum
2004-01-24 19:19 ` Tom Hosiawa
2004-01-25 0:29 ` lukas
2004-01-25 1:00 ` Nathaniel McCallum
2004-01-25 1:12 ` lukas
2004-01-24 1:26 ` Steve Barnhart
2004-01-24 15:04 ` foser
2004-01-24 10:45 ` Paul de Vrieze [this message]
2004-01-24 14:50 ` foser
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