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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@googlemail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user]  Re: Gentoo's advantage: 'optimized for your      system'    -- huh?
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On Donnerstag 05 Februar 2009, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:.
>
> > 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.
>
> Because installation is boring.  The easier it is, the better.

wrong. The installation needs a certain difficulty to keep idiots away. Nobody 
needs idiots (except maybe ubuntu).