Hi, R0b0t1.
On Fri, 28 Jul 2017 20:44:10 -0500, among other, you wrote: > > Not to get away from OP's question, but how good would the installer > need to be before it held the interest of any developers that manage > the website or handbook? > > I ask because the much simpler thing I suggested - fleshing out the > handbook - has been done and redone by some individuals and some of > the guides are truly inspired. Unfortunately, I think it keeps being > redone because these guides are hard to find and because the people > who make them have no way to contribute to the handbook. > > Sakaki's EFI install guide, while very specific, is something that the > majority of people who want to use Linux but don't want to maintain > Portage seem to expect from the handbook. It actually tells them how > to configure most of the things that produce a modern x86 system that > interacts with a user. I mention it because it is the only guide I'm > aware of that has persisted long enough to be indexed by Google that > is also still relevant. > > The problem most people seem to have with Gentoo is not necessarily > the installation process, but knowing what to configure after they > have it installed. That's why documentation is essential. otherwise the work done would be worth just for its creators and for a short time, since time wipes out knowledge. So, as "Gentoo" is distro of choice, the choices should be documented, and to be easily understood/found well structured. but besides documentation many things might be automated -- as we see now: installation and administration (common for "Gentoo" tasks). But i still do not understand why there is no choice of the desired packages but profiles only. I recall the the branch to "Necessity of installer and complete documentation". Thank you for your time, Sthu.
