Re: [gentoo-dev] QEMU Sick!

[Angelo Arrifano]

On Qui, 2009-01-22 at 11:07 +0000, AllenJB wrote:
> Mateusz Mierzwinski (me.matheos.org) wrote:
> > - No main packages updates.
> Define "main packages". If there are packages you know to be out of
> date, file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org
> >
> > - No serious Gentoo-Wiki - rewritten after great boom!
> Yes, the loss of content on Gentoo Wiki was unfortunate. An offsite
> backup system has now been put in place so this won't happen again on
> the same scale. Others have scraped Google Cache for most of the old
> content and put it up at http://gentoo-wiki.info. Many have been busy
> working on articles on the new wiki and it is fast returning to its
> former glory (it's even better in some respects IMO - the rewrite has
> been an opportunity to correct some issues).
> >
> > - Portage blocks! - in 2005 there was no blocks, system was stable and
> > working with max performance - now blocks are needed - WHY?!
> Portage blockers did exist in 2005. What's more, as of portage 2.1.6,
> most blocks are now resolved automatically.
> >
> > - Amd64 have oldest packages developed by devs (much don't work).
> This is completely false. I use amd64 on most of my machines and the
> only thing I have issues with is Flash - but that's certainly not the
> fault of the Gentoo developers.

I don't know if you are still using the 32bit version of Adobe's flash
but if you are, I really recommend using the 64bit Flash 10. It has HUGE
improvements in speed (it doesn't look I'm running flash anymore).
It's only a alpha version but I find it more stable than previous
versions:
net-www/netscape-flash-10.0.21.1_alpha

It might also have a lot of security issues, I don't care though. I use
flashblock to run trusted flash content only.

Just my 2 cents,
Greetings all.

> >
> > - GLI death! People used GLI! You write OS for PPL, not for Your usage.
> The GLI has, in my opinion, been in a poor state since its inception. It
> has slowly gotten a bit better, but not enough. In my opinion it should
> never have been an icon on the desktop of the livecd. It wasn't ready.
> And for whatever reasons, progress on fixing its issues never seemed to
> be that good.
>
> Also, you'll actually find most open source developers are in it to
> "scratch an itch". It may seem completely selfish, but it works.
> Developers volunteer their time on projects they are interested in. You
> can't force people to work on things they aren't interested in in their
> free time - it'll never work.
>
> I also believe there's an alternative project which is replacing the GLI
> for what it was intended to be used for. Details of this will be in the
> announcement when it is released.
> >
> > - Stupid ideas about kicking off creator of Gentoo - You using his work!
> > That's sucks! Try to rewrite whole portage by Your own then You can kick
> > off anyone You like!
> No one "kicked off" Daniel Robbins - As far as I know he left of his own
> accord. His relatively recent "return" is a long story and another issue
> entirely.
> >
> > - KDE 4.1 packages updates... or should I say - none of it! Latest
> > unstable version of KDE 4 is 4.2 version!!!
> KDE is being worked on in overlays at the moment. Personally I don't
> think it's ready for everyday use yet. I tried the 4.2 SVN versions
> recently and it still had many issues.
> >
> > Check DistroWatch what You done with Gentoo! In 2007 Yr. Gentoo was 7-th
> > place, and now?
> Distrowatch ranks distros based on page views on its site. It's hardly a
> great way to rank distros.
>
> AllenJB
>
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Angelo Arrifano <miknix@g.o>
Gentoo Linux ARM/OMAP850 Developer