[arch-general] Arch GNU/Linux install for beginners and new users

[Francis Gerund]

Tinu,

The phrase "You are welcome" is actually meant to be indicative of the
attitude with which I hope that new users would be greeted.

Thank you for allowing me to clarify that point.



On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 1:07 PM, Sean Greenslade <sean at seangreenslade.com>
wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 09:26:35AM -0700, Zachary Kline wrote:
> >
> > > On Sep 22, 2016, at 9:21 AM, Mauro Santos via arch-general <
> arch-general at archlinux.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > Third party installers are not supported in any shape or form. Threads
> > > asking for support about derivative distros or third party installers
> on
> > > the forums will be closed and binned on sight.
> > >
> >
> > How does one define “third-party installer?” By my reading, the
> > TalkingArch project, which makes the installation process accessible
> > to the visually impaired, could qualify, as it isn’t released by the
> > official Arch maintainers. This would be deeply upsetting to me, as I
> > am only able to use Arch at all thanks to this project.
>
> The point is that the official Arch Linux support channels (forums,
> mailing lists, etc.) are only for official Arch projects. Any derivative
> projects, be they custom installers, distro derivatives, or anything
> else, need to run their own support channels.
>
> If you have an issue with Talking Arch, bring it up with the Talking
> Arch project maintainers. If they find your problem is actually with
> something in Arch itself, then it would be approproate to raise the
> issue on the official Arch support channels.
>
> --Sean
>