On 2008-01-13 16:29:15 (+0000), Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:53:48 +0100, Michael Schmarck wrote: > > > > You also need the handbook, a portage snapshot and a stage tarball. > > > How many live CDs provide these? > > > > None. But the portage snapshot is best fetched from the web > > anyway, as far as I'm concerned. Same with the handbook, as > > it may contain (theoritcal) up-to-the minute corrections. > > > > So, the portage snapshot and handbook don't have to on the > > Live CD. > > No, but it's a lot easier if they are when doing a networkless install.
I think that's what the whole discussion here is about. Should Gentoo become an elite meta-distro or do we actually want 'less then ultimate geek' people using it. A lot of the very verbal people over here seem to want the former. I agree that Gentoo shouldn't become an Ubuntu like distro, but the minimal install cd is, at least for me, a requirement. If there's too much work for the current devs then they should do something about it. After the whole p.g.o mess a lot of people, including myself, offered to become a dev. But I'm still awaiting replies from 3-4 herds. The whole discussion going on over here has a much deeper cause, lack of leadership. Every dev does what seems best for him or his herd, but the bigger whole seems to be lacking a lot. And I'm affraid that untill deeper problems are solved, Gentoo will keep losing users and more important, keep losing credability. Regards, Ken -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
