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Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@g.o> posted |
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1172612528.8807.162.camel@××××××××××××××××.org, excerpted below, on Tue, |
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27 Feb 2007 16:42:08 -0500: |
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> On Tue, 2007-02-27 at 19:50 +0000, Duncan wrote: |
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>> I can't complain about that! =8^) Six months is fine by me. Of course |
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>> I run all ~arch too, and am already running the amd64/2007.0 |
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>> experimental profile, so I'm not in the class such a delay is trying to |
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>> help. |
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> *sigh* |
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> You're part of the reason why the 2007.0 profiles in the tree don't |
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> match what we're using for release, and I am asking that all |
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> architectures don't put *any* 2007.1 profiles in the tree. We *hate* |
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> people using profiles that aren't ready for prime-time before-hand. We |
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> make changes in the snapshots that don't make it into the tree until |
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> release time, meaning you very well might end up with a completely |
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> screwed up system. Of course, I have faith in you, personally, to fix |
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> your own stuff, but I would tell you to use a supported profile before I |
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> would give you *any* support. |
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That much is a given from the get-go, from my perspective. Computing is |
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my hobby, not my job, and I enjoy the freedom and challenges that come as |
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a result. (If I wanted "just works" without the occasional "challenge", |
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I'd have chosen freezers and microwaves for my hobby. =8^) |
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Anyway, new profiles aren't usually all that big a deal for those already |
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running and regularly updating ~arch. Where they might be, it's usually |
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telegraphed well ahead of the actual profile changes if one's keeping up |
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with the devel list, the portage list, and one's arch list. As long as |
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one religiously uses -p and/or -a before actually going ahead with an |
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emerge, there don't tend to be /that/ many surprises, and if there are, |
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well, that's what backups are for! =8^) |
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FWIW, before I switch profiles, I diff them to see what's changed. |
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Granted, what has changed can still change when it's a profile under |
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development, but if it changes drastically and I don't like it, well, |
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moving back remains an option because I have a good idea what the diffs |
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were before. |
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Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. |
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"Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- |
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and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman |
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