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On Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:51:08 +0200 |
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Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote: |
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> That arbitrary collection of packages is called a system. I don't think |
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> the goal for Gentoo should be to abandon standards like POSIX in favor |
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> of 'design system yourself but don't come crying to us if you forget |
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> some vital component which will make your system unbootable'. |
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"Gentoo" is actually an old Navaho word meaning "some assembly required, |
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batteries not included". You thought it was a penguin? |
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> Such a goals may be good for distributions like Exherbo which aim to |
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> make everything perfect. I believe that Gentoo aims more around 'good |
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> enough but at least realistic', instead of running for some kind of |
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> utopia which simply does not work. |
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I don't understand your stance here, because to me 'good enough but |
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realistic' means ignoring standards when they're stupid, embracing them when |
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they're not, and forging your own where they don't yet exist. Perfection, by |
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definition, requires an existing standard to hold yourself up against. |
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gcc-porting |
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toolchain, wxwidgets we were never more here, expanse getting broader |
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@ gentoo.org but bigger boats been done by less water |
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