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On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 03:06:36 -0700 |
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Brian Harring <ferringb@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > The problem with preserved-libs (and emerge --jobs, for that |
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> > matter) is that the design is "I can think of a few ways where it |
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> > might break, so I'll hard-code in special cases to handle those, |
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> > but in general I can't think of what other problems there are so |
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> > it's fine". That's a bad way of doing things. |
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> Then don't use it. Reality is, gentoo does. |
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> If you don't like that fact, I suggest you stick to exherbo. |
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> Related, why the hell are you still even around here? |
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Because unlike you, I believe Gentoo can and should get it right. If |
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users want a desktoppy distribution where stuff sort of works most of |
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the time but no-one really understands why, and where you reinstall |
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every six months, then Ubuntu already does a far better job of that. |
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Gentoo can deliver something better. |
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It's not even more work. It just requires a small change in thought |
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process from "code first and ask questions later" to "think first and |
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then code". That, together with incrementally fixing existing bad |
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design decisions, could bring Gentoo back towards being an extremely |
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attractive alternative distribution. |
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> I wouldn't care if it weren't the fact your gentoo dev posts |
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> generally consist of "xyz is stupid, as is the people behind it" |
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> whether it be portage, udev, council, etc, take your pick. |
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No, what I actually say is *why* things don't work, and if it hasn't |
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already been explained, I say how to fix it. But the first step towards |
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getting something fixed is admitting that there's a problem, and you've |
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always been awfully reluctant to do that until the damage has already |
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been done. |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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