[gentoo-doc-cvs] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook: hb-install-about.xml

["Joshua Saddler (nightmorph)" <nightmorph@gentoo.org>]

nightmorph    10/06/14 20:23:53

  Modified:             hb-install-about.xml
  Log:
  clarify the bit about using non-Gentoo installation media. users do have to go to the altinstall guide for extra documentation, as non-Gentoo CDs are unsupported. in response to bug 323973.

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1.45                 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-about.xml

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retrieving revision 1.44
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--- hb-install-about.xml	26 Jan 2009 07:57:35 -0000	1.44
+++ hb-install-about.xml	14 Jun 2010 20:23:53 -0000	1.45
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
 
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-about.xml,v 1.44 2009/01/26 07:57:35 nightmorph Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-about.xml,v 1.45 2010/06/14 20:23:53 nightmorph Exp $ -->
 
 <sections>
 
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 handbook.
 </abstract>
 
-<version>9.0</version>
-<date>2008-04-01</date>
+<version>9.1</version>
+<date>2010-06-14</date>
 
 <section>
 <title>Introduction</title>
@@ -125,15 +125,24 @@
 <p>
 You can install Gentoo in many different ways. You can download and install from
 one of our Installation CDs, from a distribution already installed, from a
-bootable CD (such as Knoppix), from a netbooted environment, from a rescue
-floppy, etc.
+non-Gentoo bootable CD (such as Knoppix), from a netbooted environment, from
+a rescue floppy, etc.
 </p>
 
 <p>
-This document covers the installation using a Gentoo Installation CD or, in
-certain cases, NetBooting. This installation assumes that you want to install
-the latest available version of each package. If you want to perform a
-networkless installation, you should read the <uri
+This document covers the installation using a <e>Gentoo Installation CD</e> or,
+in certain cases, netbooting. This installation assumes that you want to install
+the latest available version of each package.
+</p>
+
+<note>
+For help on the other installation approaches, including using non-Gentoo CDs,
+please read our <uri link="/doc/en/altinstall.xml">Alternative Installation
+Guide</uri>.
+</note>
+
+<p>
+If you want to perform a networkless installation, you should read the <uri
 link="/doc/en/handbook/2008.0/">Gentoo 2008.0 Handbooks</uri> which contain the
 installation instructions for a networkless environment. 
 </p>
@@ -146,14 +155,12 @@
 </p>
 
 <p>
-For help on the other installation approaches, please read our <uri 
-link="/doc/en/altinstall.xml">Alternative Installation Guide</uri>. We also 
-provide a <uri link="/doc/en/gentoo-x86-tipsntricks.xml">Gentoo Installation 
-Tips &amp; Tricks</uri> document that might be useful to read as well. If you
-feel that the current installation instructions are too elaborate, feel free 
-to use our Quick Installation Guide available from our <uri 
-link="/doc/en/index.xml">Documentation Resources</uri> if your architecture
-has such a document available.
+We also provide a <uri link="/doc/en/gentoo-x86-tipsntricks.xml">Gentoo
+Installation Tips &amp; Tricks</uri> document that might be useful to read as
+well. If you are an experienced Gentoo user and just need a brief installation
+checklist, feel free to use our Quick Installation Guide available from our <uri
+link="/doc/en/index.xml">Documentation Resources</uri> if your architecture has
+such a document available.
 </p>
 
 <p>