From gentoo-dev Sun Jul 21 21:58:46 2002 From: Bart Verwilst Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 21:58:46 +0000 To: gentoo-dev Subject: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo Installer Madness X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=gentoo-dev&m=102728812519578 Ugh.. Ok.. over to plan B. :o) I'll try to take a look at the code, davoid, could i count on you to guide = me=20 into this project? Ok. If somebody is willing to sign up for the installer creation, mail me i= n=20 person (again, sorry :o( ) with the first part of the subject "INSTALLER",= =20 that way i can sort this stuff, and keep em in a seperate folder, so i don'= t=20 lose it :o) I can use quite some help :o) See ya! On Sunday 21 July 2002 23:16, Faust Tanasescu wrote: || Hello, || || I am sorry to announce this but I will be on hiatus for some time. This = is || due to the fact that my slow machine can't me used with gentoo for the || moment. Another reason is me starting to get pissed at the Linux kernel || and at the way the devs are working on it (kernel.org dudes). They add || functionality, drivers making the whole thing slower and more unstable. || That's my own opinion, just take a look at this "you have to recompile a || module for each krnel version you have" that is made so for epople who || release binary-only versions of their drivers for Linux. Anyways, I am a || little pissed. The main reason for my hiatus is because I have discovered || FreeBSD and fallen in love with it. It's robust, mature and has the late= st || applications. It does everything I want for the moment and more. As far = as || Gentoo goes, maybe I will be back to hack something when I get a new || machine and change my opinion about the Linux kernel. For instance || consider this bloat factor: apps now have to tell the kernel what type of || apps they are so they get proper scheduling. This is bloatware. Linux is= a || windows replacement and going closer and closer to that 40mb of || kernel-space of WInXP... Anyways, I won't spoil your fun w/ gentoo, I am || only telling you that I have changed my mind about working on this || installer. || || Thanks! || davoid || || || From: Bart Verwilst || || >Reply-To: verwilst@gentoo.org || >To: || >Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] I am not a touch typest. Wish I were. || >Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 23:57:13 +0200 || > || >We're working on a graphical installer... || >I'm planning to make it easier to install than Windows :) || >Ofcourse this will be optional, and the current install will always be || >available, and that's a garantee! :o) || > || >PS: This is a calling to everybody interessed, if you have ideas, || > drawings from the layout, you're a talented graphics dude, or somethin= g, || > don't hesitate to email me directly, we can use some help on this one = :) || > || >Thanks! || > || >On Saturday 20 July 2002 13:26, Troy Dack wrote: || >|| ----- Original Message ----- || >|| From: "D. Carrico" || >|| To: || >|| Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 5:14 PM || >|| Subject: [gentoo-dev] I am not a touch typest. Wish I were. || >|| || >|| > Gentoo, || >|| > || >|| > I love your distribution, but can you get the install down to at || >|| > least || > || >a || > || >|| > couple of scripts? || >|| || >|| Don, || >|| You won't like this answer .... || >|| || >|| Hopefully not! || >|| || >|| Gentoo is not meant to be a point & click or type "go" to install ty= pe || > || >of || > || >|| distribution. The beauty and power of linux lies in the fact that || >|| there are distributions available that cater to everyone's taste. || >|| || >|| If you would like an install of Gentoo that only requires running a || > || >couple || > || >|| of scripts, then write them yourself and submit them through || >|| bugs.gentoo.org. I'm sure there are others who would find them || >|| helpful. || >|| || >|| -- || >|| Troy || >|| || >|| Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually || >|| repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said. || >|| || >|| http://linuxserver.tkdack.com || >|| http://gentoo.tkdack.com || >|| || >|| || >|| || >|| _______________________________________________ || >|| gentoo-dev mailing list || >|| gentoo-dev@gentoo.org || >|| http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev || > || >-- || >Bart Verwilst || >Gentoo Linux Developer, Release Coordinator || >Gent, Belgium || >_______________________________________________ || >gentoo-dev mailing list || >gentoo-dev@gentoo.org || >http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev || || _________________________________________________________________ || Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com =2D-=20 Bart Verwilst Gentoo Linux Developer, Release Coordinator Gent, Belgium _______________________________________________ gentoo-dev mailing list gentoo-dev@gentoo.org http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev