From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JDHIf-0006HB-NC for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:39:45 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 33D97E07B9; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:39:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from fmailhost03.isp.att.net (fmailhost03.isp.att.net [204.127.217.103]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 882BEE07B5 for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:39:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [216.78.71.122] (host-216-78-71-122.jan.bellsouth.net[216.78.71.122]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc03) with ESMTP id <20080111103857H0300i3v7ne>; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:38:58 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [216.78.71.122] Message-ID: <47874740.9020002@bellsouth.net> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:38:56 -0600 From: Dale User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071205 SeaMonkey/1.1.7 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Is GWN dead? References: <20080111082729.GA12107@localhost> <200801111038.08071.dirk.heinrichs.ext@nsn.com> <200801111219.47254.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200801111219.47254.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------070606030202030008080809" X-Archives-Salt: b15cd719-67ea-4af9-84f4-c6756b6833b0 X-Archives-Hash: b6c6d48e9bf58d195135e92c03651f79 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070606030202030008080809 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Friday 11 January 2008, Galevsky wrote: > >> You can say that devs have no time to make it, but please, don't tell >> that Gentoo doesn't need any installCD (outdated means no CD at all >> for many computers nowaday). >> > > Please tell me where I said any such thing. > > I'll give you a clue - I didn't. I asked you why you think the install > CD needs updated. > > Apparently your answer to that is that you have a ICH9 machine. That's > fine, it's reasonable to need that supported on the BootCD. Was it > really necessary to take out your frustrations/whatever with the > installer on me on a public mailing list? Hmmm? > > Isn't it true that not everything can be supported anyway? The CD can hold only so much data before it runs out of space. I suspect that some older hardware is not included to make room for more recent hardware. Also, at the rate things comes out, a new CD would have to be made every few months to keep up. From what I have read on -dev, it is harder to make the CD than some realize. They have a lot to consider on what to include and what to leave out. To clarify, I am talking about the CD that includes distfiles and a snapshot. The minimal CD and DVD is a separate matter. Dale :-) :-) :-) --------------070606030202030008080809 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Alan McKinnon wrote:

On Friday 11 January 2008, Galevsky wrote:

You can say that devs have no time to make it, but ple=
ase, don't tell
that Gentoo doesn't need any installCD (outdated means no CD at all
for many computers nowaday).


Please tell me where I said any such thing.

I'll give you a clue - I didn't. I asked you why you think the install=20
CD needs updated.

Apparently your answer to that is that you have a ICH9 machine. That's=20
fine, it's reasonable to need that supported on the BootCD. Was it=20
really necessary to take out your frustrations/whatever with the=20
installer on me on a public mailing list? Hmmm?

Isn't it true that not everything can be supported anyway?=C2=A0 The CD c= an hold only so much data before it runs out of space.=C2=A0 I suspect that some older hardware is not included to make room for more recent hardware.

Also, at the rate things comes out, a new CD would have to be made every few months to keep up.=C2=A0 From what I have read on -dev, it is harder to make the CD than some realize.=C2=A0 They have a lot to conside= r on what to include and what to leave out.

To clarify, I am talking about the CD that includes distfiles and a snapshot.=C2=A0 The minimal CD and DVD is a separate matter.

Dale

:-)=C2=A0 :-)=C2=A0 :-)=C2=A0
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