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On Mon, 2008-01-14 at 04:33 -0800, Robin H. Johnson wrote: |
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> Release-related questions: |
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> - Should CD media be released at a different rate than stage tarballs? |
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> - Desired release frequency for minimal/livecd/GRP/stages (annual, |
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> bi-annual, quarterly, monthly, weekly?) |
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> - Do you use the installer or install by hand? (need an other field here) |
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This question would be interesting, though a little moot. With future |
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releases, we're making the Installer binary-only. The reason is simple, |
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there are too many possible failure opportunities in the live tree or |
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when building from source. The number of "installer bugs" that are |
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simply compilation bugs (many of which are already fixed in newer |
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versions/revisions in the tree) is overwhelming compared to the actual |
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number of bugs in the Installer. By making it binary only, we only |
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allow the Installer to use known-good input for producing a user's |
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system. All networked installs will be manual, and will follow the |
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Handbook. I've thought of producing a simple "default source-based" |
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install script that allows someone to still use a source-based and |
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current installation, without having to type in a bunch of commands. I |
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don't know how well this would be received, but it could be something |
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that you could ask here. |
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> - How often do you use the media? |
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Which media do you use? (minimal, universal, livecd, livedvd) |
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Which version do you use? (So many people tell me things like, "I still |
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use a $version CD, so I think it would be useful...) |
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> - How often do you install Gentoo (using the stage tarballs or the |
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> installer)? |
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> - Do you use GRP? |
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> - Would you like to use GRP in future? |
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> - Binhost questions maybe? |
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> - Do you use the portage snapshot associated with the release or the |
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> latest available snapshot or other? |
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> - Do you use a Gentoo derivative? (give a list with an other option) |
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What features do you think are lacking on Gentoo install media? (free |
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form) |
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Chris Gianelloni |
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Release Engineering Strategic Lead |
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Games Developer |
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