Re: default stage3 (was : [gentoo-user] Is Gentoo still on the right path?)

[kashani <kashani-list@badapple.net>]

Hemmann, Volker Armin wrote:
> well, it was made, because the idiots are too dumb to read and follow the 
> stage1 instructions.
> 
> And gentoo needs more idiots, right?
> 
> Up until now, the installation was a nice filter - but that has weakend now, 
> too.

	The last top posting/html thread was 3 weeks ago... so yes it's time 
for another "Keep Gentoo leet" thread. Gentoo isn't about pain, it's 
about getting work done. Anything, and I mean *anything*, that allows me 
to spend less time working and more time having a life is a good thing. 
Therefore we can deduce that anyone who wants a harder install is a 
hobbyist, dilettante, and a dabbler.

Which is a conclusion just as logical as easier installs bring idiots.

	I so am tired of this argument that I'm not even going to call anyone a 
chowderhead this time around. Look at the history/life cycle of any 
industry or technology. Gentoo is on track to leave the Innovation 
phase, assuming a few tech problems get fully worked out, and enter the 
Early Adopter phase. Or maybe the Early Majority phase... you could 
probably make a case for either.

http://marketingsage.net/W2W_Market_Stages.htm

	Yeah it's marketing speak which doesn't exactly match a project like 
Gentoo so well, but it's close enough. So rather than keeping out idiots 
we're keeping out the "Early Adopters adopt new ideas early, but 
carefully. They seek breakthrough advantages. They can be respected 
opinion leaders. They will invest in creating a complete solution so 
they may need lots of support." Translate that into "they're willing to 
deal with crappy processes to get the advantages and work to improve the 
shortcomings."

	I'll take that sort of idiot any day of the week.

kashani
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