On 21:54 Tue 13 Jan , Preston Cody wrote: > A few months ago the Gentoo Release engineering team changed the way > that releases are done to simplfy, automate, and provide more current > release media on a more regular basis. One of the consequences of > this is that the livecds are no-longer being released. This leaves > the installer with no place or function any longer. The installer > developers have all moved on to other projects, leaving GLI in an > unmaintained state. We can no-longer offer support for the 2008.0-r1 > LiveCDs for x86 and amd64, though we expect it to work for > those that use it. During this project's five year existence, it has > been both a pride for Gentoo and a source of controversy. The Gentoo > Handbook is still the official installation method for Gentoo. For > those still seeking to do automated gentoo installs, please see the > Quickstart project at http://agaffney.org/quickstart.php
I think this is the right decision. The installer seemed like a good idea at the time, but in retrospect the concept didn't fit Gentoo. An advanced user can finish an install pretty quickly, and a beginning one is using Gentoo to learn, so they should be doing everything by hand instead of having an opportunity to skip the handbook. -- Thanks, Donnie Donnie Berkholz Developer, Gentoo Linux Blog: http://dberkholz.wordpress.com
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