[gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo to get a REAL installer

[Collins Richey]

On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 20:14:18 -0700, Collins Richey <crichey at gmail.com> wrote:

And here's the reaction by the more normal gentoo user, almost always
helpful to noobs: Warms the cockles of my heart.

---

> 
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 21:10:04 -0800, James Colannino
<gentoo at colannino.org> wrote:
> Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
> 
> >It is worse enough that total linux noobs try to install gentoo because it is
> >'cool', fail and spam the forums and mailing lists with their complaints.
> >
> >Up until now, the installation method was a kind of a filter. People to stupid 
> >or to lazy to get through it [...]
> >
> >
> 
> <SARCASM>Because I'm sure you were immaculately blessed with knowledge
> of how Linux works from the moment of your birth, and that you never
> once had trouble and never once made stupid mistakes.  If only I could
> have been so fortunate myself...</SARCASM>
> 
> In all seriousness though, I rather admire those who are completely new
> to Linux and who dare to venture a Gentoo installation (whatever their
> motives may be) when they could easily go with something much easier to
> install, but who instead are willing to learn a great deal about how
> things work and to get their feet wet on the command-line.  Such people
> should be commended greatly for their efforts and not scolded and put
> down instead for their lack of understanding (which you should instead,
> rather than be all hoity-toity about it, be willing to share with others
> to increase their own knowledge.)  Knowledge is to be shared.  It's not
> to be closely guarded so you can mock those who don't posess it
> themselves.  I for one welcome noobies (as I myself once was, and
> really, quite literally, all of us still are and will continue to be)
> and will do my part to aid them in any way I can.  I hope you will be
> willing to do the same.
> 

-- 
 Collins