[gentoo-soc] Cache sync

[Marcelo Andrier]

I failed to see why the "Cache sync" idea is too ambitious. It's not
only about space but also speed. It still takes forever to sync and
search packages, and really one does not need all the cruft from the
portage tree. Besides I wonder how many Gentoo users have their
portage directory on squashfs, and users with space limits usually
have other limits. I bet a cache sync would actually be much more
welcome than a database for file collisions. Students and mentors, do
consider!

Also please don't remove the ideas on the wiki. Even if one dev
doesn't think it's a good idea does not mean someone else won't. The
fact it was the first idea a student picked meant it's not so bad,
even if it could be improved.

Marcelo

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