Re: [gentoo-dev] HEADS UP: Twitching to un-arch-mask Apache2

[Chris Bainbridge]

I expect most major packages will continue to support apache1, but if they 
don't, then don't upgrade to them. If people need apache1 support then they 
will add the ebuilds.

> I'm not trying to hold back progress.  I'm just trying to understand what
> the apache1 position will be going forward.  What's wrong with that?  Do
> you feel threatened somehow by the idea that there's someone out there who
> isn't enthusiastic about running apache2 yet?  Why the strong (and
> negative) reaction to practical questions?

One of the reasons for gentoo's success is the rapid rate of evolution. 
Sometimes you just can't accommodate everybody. Look at gcc 3.2 - when it was 
unmasked it broke lots of packages, if I remember correctly even kde didn't 
compile at one point. But within weeks (days, in some cases) these problems 
were fixed. This wouldn't have happened if people held back for fear of 
things breaking; instead it would've taken months to get these problems 
ironed out. So yes, I feel strongly that the continued evolution of gentoo, 
and the ability to attract new users, depends on getting the latest versions 
of software into the "stable" distro that most people are going to use.

Of course theres nothing wrong with asking practical questions! :-) I'm sorry 
if I mistook your original post and php/redhat comments as suggesting that 
apache2 shouldn't be upgraded to stable status.


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