SpinachCon new developer feedback on install process

[jywarren]

Working on #426, here is feedback collected from SpinachCon, relevant to new contributor outreach:

• mac brew install instructions (@gr2m)
• prerequisites!! mysql is hard. sqlite not compatible with spatial_adapter (needed?) and community_tags indices break rake db:setup Moving in part to stop using spatial_adapter, debug sqlite setup to simplify installation #433, rsolving in Sqlite compatibility #438 w/ sqlite
• someone got this error, solution, add gem 'test-unit' in Gemfile
• move warning in test entry in database.yml.example to after development to avoid confusion about the warning there (@vzhz)
• reword copy and configure: "To rename the example file for editing, do ..."
• provide prepopulated development.db & test.db for newcomers
• link to basic mysql setup guide (database.yml, mysql setup, user, etc) in readme (wontfix, preferring sqlite, Sqlite compatibility #438)
• still need to transcribe SpinachCon feedback and add here

Remainder moved back to #426,

Cool: https://github.com/espy/ubersicht/

[vzhz]

Hey Jeffrey,
I'm about to close tabs and terminal windows from SpinachCon, and I'm
wondering if it would benefit you at all to have a copy of my terminal
output as I was doing the install?
Let me know, happy to send it over!
Veronica

On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 11:57 PM Jeffrey Warren notifications@github.com
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Provide prepopulated development.db & test.db for newcomers.

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#427 (comment)

[jywarren]

thanks! I think the error you posted is probably enough. Thanks, though!

[jywarren]

Closing, as we've thoroughly revised our install process! Thanks!