Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Thursday 17 January 2008, Thufir wrote: > >> On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:33:32 +0000, Qian Qiao wrote: >> >>> What extra do you archieve if you install your Gentoo from a Gentoo >>> LiveCD instead of a Knoppix CD? None! >>> >>> Stop binding you mind to the concept that "I have to install a >>> Gentoo from a Gentoo CD", it's not true, start looking at a broader >>> perspective. >>> >> I don't think anyone's making that argument. What I'm asking, at >> least, is why Gentoo prides itself on having one of the steepest >> learning curves. >> > > Because it's a source-based distro. > > And that one simple fact changes EVERYTHING. > > Now think this through - you have a source based distro where everything > is built locally. What does it take to boot strap such a system > install? What do you need to provide? What tools must be available? How > will they be made available? Then the killer question: > > What does the user need to know to be able to do this? > > Doesn't matter how you spin it, we don't have a binary distro and what > works there probably doesn't work here. We have to use techniques that > actually work here, and catering for every possible user type, a la > Mandriva, is simply not going to work. >
Well said. Gentoo is nothing like Mandriva, Mandrake or whatever it is called now. I switched from Mandrake and while Gentoo does have a learning curve, my only other option to have the control I wanted was Linux from Scratch. That was a bit much for me, no tarball to at least start out with. I still like having the CD around tho. ;-) Dale :-) -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
