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From: Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] rfc: locations of binaries and separate /usr
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:35:36
Message-Id: 4F0DBA1A.6010907@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] rfc: locations of binaries and separate /usr by "Michał Górny"
1 Michał Górny wrote:
2 > On Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:40:01 -0600
3 > Dale<rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
4 >
5 >>>> I keep hoping that all the smart people involved in this will see
6 >>>> the mess it is creating. I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed but
7 >>>> I'm sharp enough to see the mess this is going to create and I'm
8 >>>> just a desktop user. I feel sorry for people with more
9 >>>> complicated systems or remote ones.
10 >>> The mess was created by people shouting 'hey, real men use
11 >>> separate /usr for no good reason! Be awesome like us'.
12 >>>
13 >> I think it is more like people do that when they have a good reason
14 >> to do so. I plan to put mine on /usr when I get the chance and know
15 >> that this init crap isn't going to break my rig. It's not being
16 >> "awesome" either.
17 > Remind me of a single good reason. Last time I heard those were mostly
18 > hacks and laziness.
19 >
20
21
22 I already stated the reason. I'm going to put /usr on LVM. That is not
23 only a good reason, it is a GREAT reason. I see others have also posted
24 their reason as well.
25
26 Dale
27
28 :-) :-)
29
30 --
31 I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words!
32
33 Miss the compile output? Hint:
34 EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--quiet-build=n"

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Re: [gentoo-dev] rfc: locations of binaries and separate /usr "Michał Górny" <mgorny@g.o>