On 02:47 Sat 19 Dec, David C. Rankin wrote: > On 12/18/2009 01:40 AM, Jonathan Temple wrote: > >On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 11:50 PM, David C. Rankin > ><drankina...@suddenlinkmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>Seriously, I like the Arch installer just fine, but I can tell you that the > >>Ubuntu/SuSE install rating most likely come from the fact that the gui > >>installers they employ are easy on the eye and they have put a lot of > >>effort into automating the difficult parts of the install procedure that > >>most new users don't understand --> the partitioning. > > > >This begs the question: does arch really want users who can't get > >through the current installer? Isn't the user base Arch Linux is > >catering to one that /should/ understand this? > > > > All depends on what the ultimate goals for the distro are. Me? I wouldn't > change a thing. I like Arch the way it is and I hope it stays like this until > I'm old and gray (sh... I'm getting there ;-) > > I don't think Arch should try to keep up with the Jones' or worry about what > distro watch says. But, in the alternative, if the goal is to see just how > far and how widely accepted Arch can become in hopes of selling out to > someone like Novell, Corel, etc.., then it might make sense to look a bit > harder at what makes the rating meter tick. > > Personally, I don't think all the money in the world would be worth > sacrificing the niche Arch has carved out for itself in the Linux community... > > -- > David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. > Rankin Law Firm, PLLC > 510 Ochiltree Street > Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 > Telephone: (936) 715-9333 > Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 > www.rankinlawfirm.com
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