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On Monday 27 March 2006 11:18, Meino Christian Cramer <Meino.Cramer@×××.de> |
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wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Further probs/phenomena': |
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> My previous system was an LFS one, from which I took the complete |
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> configuration of the linux kernel. That's why I took a vanilla kernel |
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> for gentoo (by the way: Why is it named "vanilla" for such kind of |
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> things an not -- say -- straciatella, schoco, walnut or even tutti |
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> frutti :O) |
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In U.S. English, "vanilla" has connotation of plain, despite being just as |
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much of an added flavor as strawberry or chocolate. |
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I'm not sure exactly where that connotation came from, but when Americans |
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talk about different "flavors" of an item (anything from software to cars |
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to ice cream) the one with the fewest features/modifications -- the |
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least "flavorful" -- is referred to as vanilla. |
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I'm not sure if this connotation extends beyond the U.S. border. Heck I |
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don't even know if it's universal across the U.S., but everyone |
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understands it where I live. |
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-- |
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"If there's one thing we've established over the years, |
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it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest |
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clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." |
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-- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh |
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