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 1JDH97-0005Yv-K0 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:29:53 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9A112E0158; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:29:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wa-out-1112.google.com (wa-out-1112.google.com [209.85.146.178]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E44F2E00D6 for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:29:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wa-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id k34so1694436wah.10 for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:29:20 -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:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=GJyZP1aC0FY8QdLpZYlviCiS65bIPTCA6Aid7ARsriQ=; b=X3t409XgUujGYxLavNoYYPeAMU7otijDdGyTYiuYfjs3qv45D7MJYhVlnWwIB8BVLjyg8NUuuWJUlI1Y3rvdUQsMeRYKWwLgqPNn68DbzeFT11Sd3qMgZBVub2o8Fl61D9jYrMNmQmJM4bYL0a4Oqpsi/wgnDEMkwhgzD/wIVOY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=PSxPIFbAnwIKRP7vuSHQK7FAxbKiWsbperlU6Ptp71Ztpd3lokhEp9wQp82aRPNoZ21DmZFq6m26OhPiUXSoMJ33rKUeA0LCfQBZcq/WTKWOV3H0iy3UACsMUE3mzvt7uviG+0ly9kHWpX4BuOqp5TBPuDYu56qeD0FTJ5CJHAk= Received: by 10.114.156.1 with SMTP id d1mr3501965wae.120.1200047360450; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:29:20 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.114.46.9 with HTTP; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:29:20 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:29:20 +0100 From: Galevsky To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Is GWN dead? In-Reply-To: <1343558.gq7T5pozvP@michael-schmarck.my-fqdn.de> 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 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <20080111082729.GA12107@localhost> <6142e6140801110037p7d5167c5y619b318ba1bf652e@mail.gmail.com> <1200041896.10339.13.camel@localhost> <20080111091237.GB12107@localhost> <1343558.gq7T5pozvP@michael-schmarck.my-fqdn.de> X-Archives-Salt: f2cf15a7-99ec-4a28-8abd-ef2346af92b9 X-Archives-Hash: d6765fb3ad03fe69c936d8f6d13977cb On Jan 11, 2008 11:02 AM, Michael Schmarck wrote: > Shaochun Wang wrote: > > Well, actually, I never used a Gentoo install CD to install Gentoo. I > also don't quite understand, why anyone would need such a beast. To > install Gentoo, I'd boot my favorite "rescue system" (GRMl nowadays, > Knoppix back then, but IMO Knoppix is too "fat" for *this* *task*) > and install from there. No need for an install CD. > > As far as I'm concerned, the Gentoo install CD could easily be dropped > without a loss. > > Michael I'll try to make you understand it..... GRML ? Knoppix ? other LiveCD ? What for, man ? Using extra rescue systems is a liberty, of course, but why should it be a must ? I always installed my gentoo from the current gentoo installCD since I see no gain in downloading and burning one more system... when I have a portage-inside one at disposal ! I don't want to take care about versions and news about other distros/rescue systems, since I am using Gentoo which provides me all I need to setup. So, of course, as far as one of linux distro at least will provide a way to boot up an up-to-date kernel, all the other distros won't have to maintain their own releases, but in the end, I am not sure that the whole community wants to launch the Windows Ubuntu installer, download the required packages manager from the web and update the system from the good repository. Gal' -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list