Re: project status

point taken


On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 17:21:06 -0600, Andrew Gaffney <[email protected]> wrote:
> David Longo wrote:
> > Chris,
> > I am not a joe user, I understand Linux, programming, Gentoo, etc.  I
> > have been using Linux for...6 years...programming for around 8, and am
> > planning on using Gentoo for a long, LONG time.  I love it as much as
> > anyone and hope that it doesn't become Mandrake bullshit.  However, I
> > am also a student, an admin, a researcher, etc.  I don't always have
> > time to sit and go through config files.  It would be VERY nice if
> > there were config tools on the GUI side.  Things can't always live in
> > a shell.  And btw, mainstream is a thing to look for because more
> > users = more feedback = more contribution.  So i understand if you are
> > coding the distro for yourself, but I think I speak for many people
> > when I say that most code for the progression of the community. i.e.
> > Linux.  I am forced to use Windows on my main computer right now
> > because of the program support (i.e. OpenOffice is just not where I
> > would like it to be right now), and the ease of use (i.e I can plug
> > something in and it works, i.e. I can plug in a second monitor and
> > have it magically work, etc). I understand what you are saying, but
> > there are times when a system has to just work, and I love the way
> > gentoo works, but sometimes it doesn't just work.  Auto hardware
> > integration, and config file editing, etc. is extremely necessary.
> > Maybe not in a way that takes away from more functional development,
> > but as a supplement.  Ok, end of rant.
> 
> Chris never said that there would never be any GUI configuration editing tools.
> As a matter of fact, there are stirrings of a project getting started to do just
> that. What he did say is that we (as a distro) will never do anything because
> everyone else does it, to gain more users, to make money, etc. That's not what
> Gentoo is about.
> 
> This installer was started with *only* automated deployment, kickstart-ish
> installs in mind, not to make it easier to install Gentoo and "bring it to the
> masses". It just happened that it would be pretty easy to do normal user
> installs also due to the way it was designed.
> 
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> Andrew Gaffney
> Gentoo Linux Developer
> Installer Project
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