From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.7 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_QUAR, FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,PLING_QUERY,RDNS_DYNAMIC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from VikingPC.home (dsl-213-023-056-130.arcor-ip.net [213.23.56.130]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15357200B260 for ; Mon, 11 Mar 2002 16:37:35 -0600 (CST) Received: by VikingPC.home (Postfix, from userid 1000) id C578A173653; Mon, 11 Mar 2002 23:33:37 +0100 (MET) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: Corvus Corax To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] /etc/init.d the real question!? Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 23:33:37 +0100 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.3.1] References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-Id: <20020311223337.C578A173653@VikingPC.home> Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 3b8e4753-09ce-40fb-836f-b15fda1d5073 X-Archives-Hash: 7ac5f3946be0c80efaa43101b42f36f2 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 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 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