On Jan 11, 2008 11:29 PM, b.n. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alan McKinnon ha scritto: > > > Gentoo is NOT "plug in and go", it is a complex scheme that allows you > > to build other distros. > > Exactly. > Moreover, I'd go on to say that the fact Gentoo is installable from > almost every reasonable Linux-based live cd is a defining Gentoo > feature. The real Gentoo installer is the combination of the tarball > (the data) and the manual (the algorithms). > > The fact that an "official" Gentoo live cd exists is just a happy gift > from developers, and a way to guarantee that there is a reference > environment from which Gentoo can be installed. > > While nearly every other distro requires its own live cd installer, > Gentoo (or any Gentoo-like system) requires just a working live cd and a > stage tarball. From there, you go. It's *you* that decide *your* > installation environment, depending on *your* needs. I used Knoppix > once, and Kubuntu another; I think I've never used the "official" Gentoo CD. >
True. I may be going OT here, but I think that another feature is that when you realise you can install Gentoo from any working environment with basic support, you expect people to think "out of the box". Sincerely, that's something the world is desperatly in need. Linux by itself is "Darwinist" [1]. People need to get more knowledge to make it suits their needs or enhance performance. My whole experience with Gentoo, command line and deep system configuration makes it a breeze to deal with any distro out there. That's what make this community one (if not THE) best knowledge base I've ever seen. [1] http://www.meiobit.com/a_principal_vantagem_do_linux_e_ser_darwinista [in portuguese] -- Daniel da Veiga Filosofia de TI: Programadores de verdade consideram o conceito "o que você vê é o que você tem" tão ruim em editores de texto quanto em mulheres. Não, o programador de verdade quer um editor de texto do estilo "você pediu, você levou" - complicado, indecifrável, poderoso, impiedoso, perigoso.
