gentoo question

[Matthew Carpenter]

I guess I should qualify that statement.  I was probably introducing too many unknowns, one of which being Linux on Sparc.  Gentoo is one of the few modern distros which does a free version for Sparc that I would want to do.  Unfortunately, this was a work-machine and I didn't afford myself the time (as Linux is not in my official responsibilities but Telecomm) to read how Gentoo was different from the other systems.  The varying Stages to start out from confused me and the directions I was reading did not explain very clearly what each one was.  The newer documenatation does look more informative, and your email was quite helpful.  I may try it again soon.  How much of the lengthy install is "babysitting time" and how much is waiting (get other work done) time?

Thanks,
Matt


On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 17:52:23 -0800
Collins <erichey2 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Amen, brother.  The biggest number of screwed up new system install complaints 
> over the years on the gentoo list are from people who didn't read the fine 
> print and then wondered why nothing worked.  Typically, they didn't even know 
> what they had omitted and this had to be extracted from them piecemeal.
> 
> The original request in this series included a comment something like "I don't 
> understand what I've read," so I have a bad feeling.


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