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> Here is another point I just remembered. Yes, using etc-update to "update |
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> things when there is no need to do so" does not take that long... on a |
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> single machine it is just an annoyance. But, I've been the administrator |
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> of over 350 UNIX servers. Hell, I've been part of a small group |
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> responsible for over 3000 UNIX servers. Image if all of them were gentoo |
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> and you had to run etc-update on all of them. Would you be a happy camper? |
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> Maybe after you got done and set up shop in the nearest clock tower. 8-) |
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In those cases it would probably be advisable to use a centralised |
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configuration management tool like cfengine. You also would not ssh into each |
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of the 3000 servers to update them, but you would use a tool. It is true that |
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such tools could be better supported by gentoo, but there are actually people |
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working on such issues. |
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Paul |
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Paul de Vrieze |
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Gentoo Developer |
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Mail: pauldv@g.o |
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Homepage: http://www.devrieze.net |
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