Re: [Sheflug] Gentoo Stage 1 & 2

[Andre Grove <andre.grove [at] xxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/28/05, Wonkey Donkey <wonkey_donkey [at] blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> I'm just wondering what views any Gentoo users out there may have about the
> fact they have now removed the Stage 1 and Stage 2 installs from the
> documentation, possibly with a view to ditching them completely in the
> future. The Stage 1 & 2 tarballs can still be downloaded at present, but
> with none of the documentation available. The latest handbook states they
> are no longer supported.
>
> Theres an awful lot of discussion going on about it over in the Gentoo
> forums, with some quite balanced arguments for and against.
>
> For me personally, I think I'll miss the satisfaction of knowing I started
> the whole install from scratch using a Stage 1, and managed to get a full
> system up and running. And of course, knowing *exactly* what has been
> installed and what hasn't.
>
> Any comments anybody......
>
> Steve.
>
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i've only recently got into Gentoo, for the same reason as you:
knowing exactly what is installed, and haveing the satisfaction of
running a system that fits like hand-in-glove. i love being aple to
excluded things like ipv6 from programs, 'cause i know i wont be using
it anytime soon.
so to answer your question; because i'm relatively new to the Gentoo
experience, a Stage 1 install is a bit beyond me, but it is something
that i would like to tinker with (prehaps on the Mac i so deperately
want to get my hands on). as for the documentation; there are some
vague instructions in the online documentation, but not in the one
that comes with the install discs. i think that's wrong. to me the
philosophy of Linux is to learn and have a choice. Gentoo does so well
with giving you a choice of how you want things to run, you would
surely expect to have Stage 1 documentation on the install discs.
having said that though, i wish they wouldn't be so tight a$$ed about
software versions ('scuse the expression). it's hassle to try install
anything that is "masked". unless there is some trick that i don't
know of. i remember having to add about 20 lines to package.mask to
try and upgrade xorg.
anyway, there are pros and cons to everything i guess.
excuse the rambling......
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