Chris Staub wrote:
As I recently mentioned in a reply to the lfs-support list, I believe
package users is really more trouble than its worth. The paragraph
describing it, in the "Package Management" page, should be removed from
the book.
<snip />
Note: A similar warning should be added to the ALFS webpage, saying that
you should not even attempt ALFS until you can successfully build a
system manually without errors and without any help from support
channels, and that any user who does try ALFS without this prerequisite
will not get any help from the support channels.
[Please forgive my intrusion here, and this is not intended to be a dig
or attack on anyone - just my immediate thought...]
Whilst I understand your sentiment above; seeing this thread directly
following from Randy's "Dead Project?" seems a bit ironic...
Surely, with the current slow/small userbase, scaring people off from
trying things out is exactly what isn't required? Shouldn't the
community be trying to be a bit more 'inclusive'?
I understand the support issues, but there are plenty of people who
could help with the replies - sometimes the editors/main contributors
are just too quick to respond. Remember this is free stuff, there are no
guarantees and no-one is actually paid to help others either!
I've been a long-time follower/user of LFS (ID: 213 IIRC) and occasional
contributor to these boards. I don't have any authority here but I am
very fond of this project as a whole and would like to see it continue;
and indeed grow...
Thanks and viva LFS!
Alan
PS - George and Manuel are doing a bloody fantastic job on jhalfs. More
power to them I say.
PPS - What ever happened to Jeremy Huntwork?
PPPS - on holiday for a week now so I'm not ignoring any replies (if
there may be any), just not around ;-)
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