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Canek Peláez Valdés posted on Thu, 06 Feb 2014 00:30:10 -0600 as |
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> TL;DR, this is basically just a THANK YOU to the Gentoo devs, so |
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> you can go on your daily business if you don't want to read the rest of |
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> it. No biggie. |
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Along these same lines... |
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Who helps your Linux distribution run smoothly? Thank a packager today |
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http://opensource.com/business/14/2/thank-a-linux-packager-today |
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Quoting... |
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In many cases, the process of packaging uncovers issues with the package |
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that require the upstream developers to make changes and adjustments. A |
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packager also works in close coordination with other packagers in the |
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same Linux distribution because many packages have dependencies on other |
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packages or provide services for other packages, making it vital that the |
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community of packagers coordinate their updates to ensure the consistency |
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of the final Linux distribution. |
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As Linux users, it is often easy to forget (disregard?) how much work |
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goes into the creation and maintenance of a Linux distribution. [...] |
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After having learned the ropes of Linux packaging, and having seen first |
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hand the dedication of this community, I developed a great deal of |
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respect and appreciation for their work. Now, every time I install a |
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package [...] I pause and think: |
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"Thank you to the person who spent many hours configuring and building |
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this application so that I didn’t have to." |
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End quote. |
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So here I am. Thanks! =:^) |
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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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