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On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:46:54 +0200 |
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Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> But despair not. You want latest X? Install the X11 overlay. It is there to |
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> test the very latest stuff. You want latest gcc? gcc-porting is for you (gcc |
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> 4.4 is just sweet...). Perl? perl-experimental. |
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> Today a lot of stuff is tested in overlays first, before becoming part of the |
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> portage tree. This could be faster - but again, manpower is the magic word. |
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> (also one reason why I dislike overlays: it makes portage tree looking stale |
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> and gentoo looking dead, while the overlays are very alive). |
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I wasn't too familiar with the overlays. I thought they were just a repository |
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for unusual packages, but I guess they are essentially the developmental |
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branch of Gentoo. |
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The issue of manpower is very interesting and also a little disturbing. |
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Perhaps this isn't the proper place to discuss such a topic, but after |
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deciding to switch to Gentoo only a few months ago, a certain blog post |
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has captured my attention: |
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http://ben.liveforge.org/2009/06/04/gentoo-dying |
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Frank Peters |
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