Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Is GWN dead?

[Qian Qiao <qian.qiao@gmail.com>]

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David Relson wrote:
> Is it gentoo's goal to make the installation difficult so only a select
> group can do the install?  Or is the goal to make gentoo a great
> distro?  In the latter case, why not make the installation easy?

The installation isn't difficult, Gentoo LiveCD or not, I'll elaborate:

- - With Gentoo LiveCD:
* Boot
* Config network and load necessary modules (if it's not done automatically)
* fdisk
* mount
* download and unpack stage tarball
* chroot, config /etc/resolv.conf
* emerge --sync
* choose the correct profile
* config /etc/make.conf
* emerge -e system
* emerge your kernel
* emerge necessary tools
* reboot

- - Any other LiveCD, running linux distro:
* Boot
* Config network and load necessary modules (if it's not done automatically)
* fdisk
* mount
* download and unpack stage tarball
* chroot, config /etc/resolv.conf
* emerge --sync
* choose the correct profile
* config /etc/make.conf
* emerge -e system
* emerge your kernel
* emerge necessary tools
* reboot

OMG, no difference at all, so how is installing with any other LiveCD
harder?

I will say that being able to install Gentoo from any linux
distro/LiveCD makes it unique and special, I will also elaborate:

* To install Windoze, you need to get a copy of Windoze CD
* To install FreeBSD, you need to get a copy of FreeBSD CD
* To install OpenBSD, you need to get a copy of OpenBSD CD
* To install NetBSD, you need to get a copy of NetBSD CD
* To install Solaris, you need to get a copy of Solaris CD
* To install MacOS, you need to get a copy of MacOS CD
* To install Aix, you need a copy of Aix CD
* To install RedHat, you need a copy of RedHat CD
* To install Ubuntu, you need a copy of Ubuntu CD
* etc etc
* To install Gentoo, you need a copy of *any random* linux live CD or
even inside you current Linux

I can understand why you guys think we are so compelled to have a Gentoo
LiveCD, because every other OS does, and to be honest, that is exactly
the reason that stops you guys thinking out of the box, in what way is
being able to install Gentoo from any LiveCD/distro a bad thing? In
everyway it should be considered one of Gentoo's strengths?

- -- Joe

- --
A computer scientist is someone who, when told "go to hell", considers
the "go to" harmful rather than the destination.

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