Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Badges

[Philip Webb <purslow@sympatico.ca>]

050804 Chris Cox wrote:
> On Thursday 04 August 2005 08:50 am, Ryan Viljoen sighed:
>> Yeah so you just skipped n00b status?
>> You never asked a stupid question?
>> No I thought not.
>> Thats the spirit lets keep Gentoo to ourselves so it can grow...
> I was of course just kidding.
> I do like Gentoo but hey, it isn't the right choice for everyone.
> Some people I'm sure would prefer hand holding and fancy GUI installers
> that other Distros have a seem to cater to the masses.
> DO you really think Gentoo should be the first Distro
> people new to Linux should turn to?

It's not whether they're new to Linux,
but whether they're new to system administration.
A good sysadmin who's known only Solaris or even M$
should be able to install Gentoo & quickly make it useful;
grannie, who's been using the Mandriva Linux her grandson installed for her,
should be very kindly encouraged to go back to his personal support.

Gentoo is for people who want to manage their own machine in their own way
& the real bouncer at the door is the DIY installation test.

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