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=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE,FREEMAIL_FROM, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from hotmail.com (f100.law14.hotmail.com [64.4.21.100]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8706AC4A9 for ; Sat, 8 Jun 2002 21:08:01 -0500 (CDT) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sat, 8 Jun 2002 19:08:01 -0700 Received: from 24.202.234.238 by lw14fd.law14.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sun, 09 Jun 2002 02:08:00 GMT X-Originating-IP: [24.202.234.238] From: "Faust Tanasescu" To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2002 22:08:00 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Jun 2002 02:08:01.0200 (UTC) FILETIME=[7B6CDB00:01C20F5A] Subject: [gentoo-dev] installation suggestion 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: 810643ef-b287-4a36-a837-e44e1a24c427 X-Archives-Hash: 56f1f08a3495988898764a9198c13d61 Hello Somebody in #gentoo gave me this idea so I thought it might be cool if I passed it around. Bootstrapping a gentoo stage1 system is a lenghty process. Plus, the stage1 disk is 16MB in size, there's lotsa space to fill up with useful stuff like ... games! Face it, gentoo users have __powerful__ computers. And even those who don't, still they can use a web-browser or IRC client __during__ bootstrapping/whatever untill they have a fully wroking system. I am for including a minimal X server with links in graphical mode, or hell even galeon, bitchx as IRC software for asking setup-repated questions to #gentoo or even better, Read the holy Docs on www.gentoo.org ... What's more to it is games. It's a boring process, wayting. People could fire up nethack or some solitaire... There's lots of good games for linux out there and most of em run no problems on almost any machine. HOnestly, I see no flaws in the component I want to add to stage1 tarball. Anyway, I'll be in #gentoo ;) oh, almost forgot. I will have a bot connected to #gentoo, similar to #debian's apt. I hope this is alright with channel moderators, I won't have problems for having an initiative... Thanks! davoid _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx