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 1LV4ef-0000rf-A7 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:52:33 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CFBEDE0492; Thu, 5 Feb 2009 13:52:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qy0-f20.google.com (mail-qy0-f20.google.com [209.85.221.20]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A962CE0492 for ; Thu, 5 Feb 2009 13:52:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qyk13 with SMTP id 13so406292qyk.10 for ; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:52:31 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=PvzYpiA5jNj0W85GDXiBN9bE2sN70Jm31f3Ayy9D6T0=; b=Pi9g5boahQ6JEF6OrlZyT3TC4nUIfkpRP6MZkVQJ+UEgRx3dn4vClFfxM8Xp667qen SjgapExoUAHNxcPZcYPy2todYDw25U0NaDMc1wcWOwN2x8yvS2Z6WApM2S1LIvQXTBn4 lAoaEXOJFoEiDV5G3fM2fbLQFz8+KVX4eetJY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=qkjVKQNYoqn9BvbgrcgzInuHa/qtud45X57ngvrMhfVt+T+5XbrTqcNeV/6cIZCbQV iWvkXtEslgb/tKrgzb9bKNhO0Xv7IHTAvEQGIqhp35Y6wteE2ou+P1zJ6zNsZdPO2ZQZ D/iugyllomH7iPPY5xDqm1Mw2Pr//lOyozLt8= Received: by 10.214.184.3 with SMTP id h3mr711157qaf.179.1233841951443; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:52:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from gentoo-everex.local (cpe-72-185-51-230.tampabay.res.rr.com [72.185.51.230]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 4sm2512950yxj.58.2009.02.05.05.52.30 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:52:31 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <498AEE3F.3020402@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:48:47 -0500 From: Saphirus Sage User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (X11/20081231) 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] Re: Gentoo's advantage: 'optimized for your system' -- huh? References: <200902051201.38316.volkerarmin@googlemail.com> <200902051301.48888.volkerarmin@googlemail.com> In-Reply-To: <200902051301.48888.volkerarmin@googlemail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 14e998f7-f21a-43c2-a20f-ea26c7a16972 X-Archives-Hash: 95ff029fcfa022c26f9455f23a3abf6a Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > On Donnerstag 05 Februar 2009, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > >> Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: >> >>> 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). >>> >> That is insulting. My mother uses Ubuntu. Thanks for calling her an >> idiot. >> > > no, I didn't call her 'idiot'. I am just stating that ubuntu tries to cater > for idiots. > > >> Obviously if someone wants to use his computer in order to get >> something done without doing a Ph.D on Portage and /etc first, then that >> person is an idiot. >> > > no. He is an idiot if he does not read the docs. Simple. Like people who don't > read the manual to their car or vcr and then complaining if something does not > work. Idiots. > > > > > And this is why RTFM is a good and common acronym.