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With each new version, there are new LiveCDs, new stages, and new GRPs, IIRC. |
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On Friday 15 August 2003 03:48 am, matt c wrote: |
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> From: "Zack Gilburd" <klasikahl@g.o> |
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> >Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 8:06 PM |
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> >Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo 1.4 final against rc's |
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> >This notion has been expressed over and over again -- and it's a very good |
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> >one. I, too, think that Gentoo should move away from the concept of |
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> >definitive releases. However, it would be very hard to distinguish |
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> landmark |
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> >releases from eachother without some sort of versioning system. |
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> <snip> |
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> I think that's the point though - Gentoo does not have a versioning system, |
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> nor does it need one. It is an OS in constant metamorphosis. It's like |
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> telling people "I'm 30 years old" - you're not really 30, you're 30 years, |
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> 5 months, 2 days, etc. |
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> >I really have no ideas on how else it should be done, but it does need a |
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> >change. Some users feel obligated to reinstall, and do so needlessly. |
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> I think that's because Gentoo is trying to use a versioning system that is |
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> applied to other "set" operating systems - set implying specific versions |
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> of binaries getting shipped with the packaged OS, and these are updated en |
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> masse each version. To have the latest release you DO have to upgrade with |
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> upgrade CDs or other like ilk. |
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> The ONLY set packaged OS Gentoo has (AFAIK) are the stages. Perhaps |
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> instead of calling it Gentoo 1.4 it should be something like Gentoo |
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> Stage1-1.4, etc. Gentoo LiveCD-1.4. Change the install documentation to |
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> point out that the install images are the only thing getting changed each |
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> version increment, and that each time they do an --update world they are |
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> effectively getting the latest version of gentoo. Calling it Gentoo 1.4 is |
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> a really a misnomer and is also misleading. |
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> (Puts 2 cents in tip jar) |
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> Matt |
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