Re: [gentoo-dev] /etc/init.d the real question!?

[Corvus Corax <eric.noack@gmx.de>]

This topic goes quite long now doesnt it?

Is it realle the question if /etc/init.d should be masked or not?

Since every user is able to change this himself i`d like to say the real 
question is:
What initial knowledge requirements should a newbee GENTOO USER have?

Here comes a list, what i think a gentoo user needs to know till now to 
install a new gentoo onto his mashine:

general LINUX knowledge	-- the user should have used Linux before
knowledge of bash 		-- you need it to install at least base-layout
knowledge of nano / vi		-- without knowing how to use an editor he is lost <g>
knowledge how to setup 
   either LAN
    or     PPPd / dialin
    or     ADSL /cable / ...		-- without the user wont get a single ebuild
				    installed
knowledge how to configure
  the kernel			-- imagine one who has never made the
				   make menuconfig && make dep && make clean && make bzImage &&
				   make modules && make modules_install &&
				   cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot ...  --->completely LOST!
knowledge how to setup
his preferred boot-loader		-- which does he want? grub? lilo?, ... but you
				   need one.

knowledge how to compile	-- should know about the usual ./configure &&
				    make && make install series or not? 

knowledge of the portage sys	-- a user who trys to install gentoo without
				   having read the docs on gentoo.org? ooops <g>

to be continued...
Hmmm don't you think a user who got thus far doesnt know how the init process 
works, and what he has to do with the ._cfg00?_* files ? especially since 
emerge prompts for them after every installed ebuild?


my opinion, as an gentoo user --- Corvus V Corax