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On 09/06/16 09:08, Andreas K. Huettel wrote: |
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>> This could lead to a future where the Gentoo tree is largely |
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>> superseded. Every user would just have their own repository, where |
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>> they could pick and choose packages from other users. The Gentoo tree |
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>> would just focus on a high-quality repository of the basic/core things |
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>> that everybody needs. Gentoo devs would spend most of their time |
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>> maintaining curated small and useful repositories. |
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>> The final step is the most difficult (but then again we might never |
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>> get so far). It is two-fold. First we make the core/base repository. |
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>> Then we identify important subsets that can be logically separated |
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>> into repositories, and do this. |
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> Sigh. Every 2 years somebody else comes up with the same silly idea. |
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> 1) Who defines what everybody needs? |
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> 2) How do you enforce security and/or qa requirements on the rest? |
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> 3) Will you allow non-core dependencies? What guarantees are made there? |
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> 4) How do you make sure that different split-out repos actually work together? |
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> 5) "logically separated subsets" means either "loss of functionality" or |
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> "impossible to do" |
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> Independent of how many magic tools you whip up this will be a significant |
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> step down in functionality and quality, and a big step towards a big |
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> unmanageable steaming pile of cr... |
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Even excepting the significant technical issues such as dependencies and |
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security issues, even something as simple as versioning, if interpreted |
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differently between users, could prove difficult to overcome. |
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Not to mention SLOTting... |
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Sam Jorna (wraeth) <wraeth@g.o> |
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