From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [140.105.134.102] (helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DibkC-0000X5-NK for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 15 Jun 2005 17:32:05 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j5FHTQGM007618; Wed, 15 Jun 2005 17:29:26 GMT Received: from smtp2.Stanford.EDU (smtp2.Stanford.EDU [171.67.16.125]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j5FHPPqX017156 for ; Wed, 15 Jun 2005 17:25:26 GMT Received: from shasta.stanford.edu (shasta.Stanford.EDU [171.64.73.39]) by smtp2.Stanford.EDU (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j5FHQG8o006086 for ; Wed, 15 Jun 2005 10:26:16 -0700 Received: from localhost (allison@localhost) by shasta.stanford.edu (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id j5FHQFt29210 for ; Wed, 15 Jun 2005 10:26:15 -0700 Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 10:26:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Dennis Allison To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Acquiring a deeper understanding of Gentoo In-Reply-To: <200506151315.51472.mcummings@gentoo.org> Message-ID: Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Archives-Salt: 486764a1-f2a9-4214-b299-8c6b50d3ee26 X-Archives-Hash: 5d67fd0235c86fb29699b79bce1cbd59 There is a learning curve, but on the whole gentoo is my distribution of choice. You may find it helpful to do a stage3 installation before you attempt a stage1 installation. Vanilla stage3 installations take much less time and give you the opportunity to learn the process. On Wed, 15 Jun 2005, Michael Cummings wrote: > If you'll settle for email instead of a visit, I'm sure there's > [number_of_devs+1] * opinions on what's being attempted/accomplished that > could be sent your way :) > > > > On Wednesday 15 June 2005 01:10 pm, Mark S Petrovic wrote: > > Good day. > > > > I am about to embark on a serious project and I am considering Gentoo > > as the platform. My luck with installation, on which I've spent several > > solid days, thus far has been mixed, and I'm willing to hold off believing > > it's not just me. I suspect Gentoo works, but thus far just not for me. > > But I see the promise it holds. > > > > Is there a principal Gentoo developer in Northern or Southern California > > (preferred) to whom I can pay a visit to gain a deeper understanding of > > who the Gentoo team is, what they are trying to accomplish, and how? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Mark > > > > -- > > Research and Development > > EarthLink, Inc. > > Pasadena, CA > > -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list