From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo's advantage: 'optimized for your system' -- huh?
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 09:37:25 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200902050937.25810.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <e5e85de6658406db97d866e8f427cbaa.squirrel@jesgue.homelinux.org>
On Thursday 05 February 2009 09:28:50 Jesús Guerrero wrote:
> There are enough easy-to-use distros. Let us, "masochists", live in
> peace. We love pain, why do people care so much about what we do
> with our privacy? :P [it's a joke, in case anyone didn't notice]
>
> There have been several attempts to make a decent installer. They
> all failed miserably and got abandoned. Why? Because to tell the
> truth, no one has an authentic interest in the matter. The simple
> answer is most probably the right one.
To add to you (excellent) arguments:
There is no GUI admin tool for gentoo. You drive this puppy on the command
line with tools like emerge, equery, genlop, layman and q. That's how it
works, we are all comfortable with this, and this is good.
I can't think of a single reason why the installer should operate in a
different manner to the way the thing will be used.
--
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
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2009-02-03 22:39 [gentoo-user] Gentoo's advantage: "optimized for your system" -- huh? Grant Edwards
2009-02-03 22:56 ` Grant
2009-02-03 23:02 ` Norberto Bensa
2009-02-07 9:00 ` Nicolas Sebrecht
2009-02-03 23:03 ` Saphirus Sage
2009-02-04 0:50 ` Dale
2009-02-03 23:06 ` Paul Hartman
2009-02-03 23:13 ` Constantine D. Kardaris
2009-02-04 10:09 ` [gentoo-user] Gentoo's advantage: 'optimized for your system' " Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-04 12:42 ` Sebastián Magrí
2009-02-04 13:19 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-04 14:01 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-04 16:46 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-04 17:32 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-04 17:48 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-04 18:03 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-04 20:24 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-04 20:37 ` Sebastián Magrí
2009-02-04 21:57 ` Paul Hartman
2009-02-05 6:07 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 7:28 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-05 7:37 ` Alan McKinnon [this message]
2009-02-05 7:57 ` Dale
2009-02-05 8:05 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-05 8:26 ` Dale
2009-02-05 10:59 ` Momesso Andrea
2009-02-05 8:13 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 8:56 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-05 15:18 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-05 11:01 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 11:15 ` Cocoy Dayao
2009-02-05 13:53 ` Saphirus Sage
2009-02-05 19:51 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-05 20:25 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 21:01 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-05 21:08 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-05 21:29 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-05 11:36 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 12:01 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 13:48 ` Saphirus Sage
2009-02-05 14:04 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 19:00 ` Mike Edenfield
2009-02-05 19:10 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 19:31 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 19:36 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 19:43 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 19:45 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 20:18 ` Mark Knecht
2009-02-05 20:34 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 19:47 ` Saphirus Sage
2009-02-05 20:16 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 19:49 ` Joshua D Doll
2009-02-05 20:20 ` Mark Knecht
2009-02-05 20:32 ` Paul Hartman
2009-02-05 20:38 ` Joshua D Doll
2009-02-05 22:16 ` Paul Hartman
2009-02-05 22:30 ` Joshua D Doll
2009-02-05 20:57 ` Mark Knecht
2009-02-05 21:44 ` Joshua D Doll
2009-02-05 22:57 ` Dale
2009-02-05 23:03 ` Joshua D Doll
2009-02-05 23:03 ` Saphirus Sage
2009-02-05 23:12 ` Joshua D Doll
2009-02-06 0:54 ` Dale
2009-02-06 0:58 ` Saphirus Sage
2009-02-06 2:45 ` Stroller
2009-02-06 5:48 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-06 3:03 ` Stroller
2009-02-06 3:08 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-06 4:40 ` Stroller
2009-02-06 5:03 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-06 6:57 ` Stroller
2009-02-06 7:17 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-06 8:55 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-06 12:36 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-06 12:58 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-06 13:04 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-06 13:29 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-06 13:49 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-06 14:27 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-06 16:06 ` Saphirus Sage
2009-02-06 16:41 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-06 16:40 ` Saphirus Sage
2009-02-06 16:51 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-06 21:00 ` Harry Putnam
2009-02-06 21:08 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-06 21:30 ` Harry Putnam
2009-02-06 21:37 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-06 23:28 ` Harry Putnam
2009-02-07 7:53 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-07 18:55 ` Harry Putnam
2009-02-07 9:57 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-07 18:13 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-07 18:40 ` Harry Putnam
2009-02-07 19:08 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-08 0:42 ` Harry Putnam
2009-02-08 0:57 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-08 13:32 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-08 14:41 ` Graham Murray
2009-02-08 14:59 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-06 14:19 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-06 15:36 ` Stroller
2009-02-06 14:25 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-06 14:25 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-07 9:52 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-07 11:48 ` Saphirus Sage
2009-02-07 12:11 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-06 5:46 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-06 8:57 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-06 9:11 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-06 9:23 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-05 22:53 ` Dale
2009-02-06 7:41 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 22:10 ` momesso.andrea
2009-02-05 20:03 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-05 20:12 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-13 10:04 ` Joost Roeleveld
2009-02-06 9:02 ` Christopher Walters
2009-02-06 12:41 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-06 19:58 ` Christopher Walters
2009-02-06 20:03 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 12:21 ` Dirk Uys
2009-02-05 15:23 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-05 15:32 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 19:56 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-05 12:45 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-05 19:44 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-05 7:48 ` Dale
2009-02-05 8:11 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 8:50 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-06 21:27 ` Sebastian Günther
2009-02-06 21:36 ` Dirk Heinrichs
2009-02-06 21:38 ` Harry Putnam
2009-02-06 21:48 ` Mark Knecht
2009-02-06 22:42 ` Roy Wright
2009-02-06 22:55 ` Dale
2009-02-07 7:17 ` Sebastian Günther
2009-02-07 7:43 ` Dale
2009-02-07 9:47 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-07 18:27 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-07 18:37 ` Dale
2009-02-07 19:02 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-07 19:09 ` Dale
2009-02-07 19:23 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-07 13:53 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-07 16:20 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-07 17:23 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-07 17:29 ` James Homuth
2009-02-07 19:43 ` Sebastian Günther
2009-02-07 21:42 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-08 8:54 ` Sebastian Günther
2009-02-08 15:40 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-07 19:38 ` Sebastian Günther
2009-02-07 17:28 ` Dale
2009-02-05 7:41 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 8:29 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 8:46 ` Joshua Murphy
2009-02-05 11:04 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 20:36 ` kashani
2009-02-03 23:08 ` [gentoo-user] Gentoo's advantage: "optimized for your system" " Yannick Mortier
2009-02-03 23:10 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-03 23:20 ` kashani
2009-02-03 23:48 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-04 6:58 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-04 7:27 ` Christopher Walters
2009-02-04 7:39 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-04 10:32 ` [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo's advantage: 'optimized for your system' " Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-04 15:25 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-04 15:41 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-04 16:19 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-04 16:48 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-04 17:54 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-04 17:38 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-04 13:03 ` [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo's advantage: "optimized for your system" " Momesso Andrea
2009-02-04 13:15 ` Sebastián Magrí
2009-02-04 13:31 ` Momesso Andrea
2009-02-04 13:56 ` Sebastián Magrí
2009-02-04 15:39 ` [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo's advantage: "optimized for yoursystem" " Prado, Renato (R.P.)
2009-02-04 15:45 ` Yannick Mortier
[not found] ` <2F1868733128B647A5383526F5DF600401A91E25@VNAMBV03.vistcorp.ad.visteon .com>
2009-02-04 17:43 ` [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo's advantage: 'optimized for yoursystem' " Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-04 17:55 ` Prado, Renato (R.P.)
2009-02-04 13:59 ` [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo's advantage: "optimized for your system" " Alan McKinnon
2009-02-04 16:55 ` Momesso Andrea
2009-02-04 20:40 ` Alan McKinnon
2009-02-04 14:06 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-04 16:33 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 10:12 ` Steven Lembark
2009-02-05 10:22 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 12:48 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-05 10:47 ` Dirk Uys
2009-02-05 15:26 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-05 15:52 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-02-04 3:38 ` James
2009-02-04 6:17 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-04 6:22 ` Paul Hartman
2009-02-04 15:23 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-04 16:07 ` James
2009-02-04 16:19 ` Hazen Valliant-Saunders
2009-02-04 16:52 ` James
2009-02-04 16:20 ` Grant Edwards
2009-02-04 19:27 ` Paul Hartman
2009-02-04 10:26 ` [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo's advantage: 'optimized for your system' " Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-04 9:58 ` [gentoo-user] " Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-04 10:08 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-04 10:34 ` Jesús Guerrero
2009-02-04 18:43 ` [gentoo-user] Gentoo's advantage: "optimized for your system" " pk
2009-02-05 10:08 ` Steven Lembark
2009-02-05 14:43 ` Stroller
2009-02-05 18:18 ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2009-02-05 18:50 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2009-02-05 18:52 ` Mark Knecht
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