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From: Joe Peterson <lavajoe@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] PROPERTIES=virtual for meta-packages (clarification of definition)
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:11:02
Message-Id: 48BAECC2.80403@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [RFC] PROPERTIES=virtual for meta-packages (clarification of definition) by Ciaran McCreesh
1 Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
2 > Users don't need to see it.
3
4 I cannot quite agree on that point. Given that Gentoo is a distro that
5 appeals to the more technically-oriented users, I personally believe
6 that what we expose as ebuild syntax is actually exposed to many users
7 fairly profoundly.
8
9 -Joe

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