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Chris Gianelloni posted <1119281987.13606.26.camel@×××××××××××××××××.net>, |
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excerpted below, on Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:39:47 -0400: |
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> On Sat, 2005-06-18 at 05:17 -0700, Duncan wrote: |
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>> I get the point, but if it's not there to be started, it cannot be |
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>> started, thru some fat-fingering on the part of a confused admin trying to |
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>> launch the client, or any other way. USE flags (not split |
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>> packages, I'll absolutely agree there) are the Gentoo way to control that. |
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> http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12499 |
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> Personally, I am completely against it. It makes dependencies a |
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> complete nightmare to work with and would add an immense amount of |
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> complexity for the developers and also for users that aren't going to |
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> need/use this system. |
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> You have the tools to remove the binaries already. Use them. |
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I didn't realize it had been bugged to death. I guess others have said it |
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before, and everybody's likely very tired of the rehash, so despite my |
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opinions, I'll just shut up, now... =8^] |
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Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. |
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"Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- |
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and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman in |
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http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2004/12/22/rms_interview.html |
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