On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:33:22 -0500 Denis Kobozev <d.v.kobozev@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Dieter Plaetinck > <dieter@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > did that guy actually say that point and click visual installers > > are a time *saver* ?? is he out of his mind? > > It seems that most reviews on distrowatch.com come from the standpoint > that Ubuntu is the ultimate user-friendly system. Arch, Gentoo and > Slackware users beg to differ, but I guess the most typical Linux user > agrees and that's who they are catering to. it's not about userfriendliness, which is a very subjective topic. it's about time duration, which is scientifically measurable. I'm pretty sure a scripted automatic installation goes faster then one where you need to point and click to make it do things.