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From: Ben de Groot <yngwin@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: How a proper server profile should look like (was: Re: [gentoo-dev] removing the server profiles...)
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 05:27:25
Message-Id: CAB9SyzTZW3i3+ztgeQhKHTi7Deg++1fc7TJUpbdN2Z72C+YhuQ@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: How a proper server profile should look like (was: Re: [gentoo-dev] removing the server profiles...) by Peter Stuge
1 On 21 January 2013 12:16, Peter Stuge <peter@×××××.se> wrote:
2 > Panagiotis Christopoulos wrote:
3 >> I don't build server machines every day, others do and it would be
4 >> much appreciated if they could respond here.
5 >
6 > I build catalyst stage4s. Any default profiles are kindof pointless
7 > for me; I have USE=-* and the flags that I want.
8 >
9 > Anything else seems a bit too random.
10
11 This is why I think we do need something like a truly minimal profile
12 to start building from. Too many people are doing this.
13
14 >
15 > Ben, binary distributions like debian without cups? Forget about it.
16 > They can't manage two differently compiled binary packages of e.g.
17 > samba, so guess if they will have a samba without printing support? ;)
18
19 I know, I am an idealist. Guess why I keep coming back to Gentoo...
20
21 --
22 Cheers,
23
24 Ben | yngwin
25 Gentoo developer
26 Gentoo Qt project lead, Gentoo Wiki admin

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