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On Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:47:18 +0200 |
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Michael Weber <xmw@g.o> wrote: |
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> On 08/22/2013 02:26 PM, Markos Chandras wrote: |
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> > I said that it is a combination not well tested so we do not |
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> > encourage this. Users are free to do whatever they want. |
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> Actually every other post is about keywording special versions or |
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> running --autounmask-write. I'm saying that "we do not encourage this" |
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> might not be the reality on forums/blogs/channels. |
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This might be a possible language barrier; please note that "we do not |
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encourage this" can be interpreted as "we encourage that you do not do |
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this" but also as "we have no encouragement for this", whether it |
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implies that we do or do not advice a choice depends on the context. |
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Regardless, lots of people encourage others to not mix their system or |
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use --autounmask-write in a careless way; in other words, they encourage |
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them to only use it if they must and to be careful in how they do this. |
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That's at least the impression that I get from our support places; in |
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my personal opinion, I think that is the way it should be used. |
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The goal should be for the file to be a sane solution for the user that |
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needs it; it shouldn't become a file that is filled with all kinds of |
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suggestions Portage can throw at you, some just aren't sane to do. |
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Every other post shouldn't be the goal, it should be the exception... |
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With kind regards, |
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Tom Wijsman (TomWij) |
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Gentoo Developer |
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E-mail address : TomWij@g.o |
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