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On Monday 14 January 2008, likewhoa wrote: |
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> On Jan 15, 2008 12:16 AM, Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@g.o> wrote: |
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> > On Mon, 2008-01-14 at 22:53 +0000, likewhoa wrote: |
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> > > Which livecd(s) do they prefer? |
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> > > |
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> > > > Gentoo livecd-2007.0 |
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> > > > Sabayon livecd |
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> > > > Sysresccd |
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> > > > Knoppix |
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> > > > My own |
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> > > > Other |
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> > |
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> > Be sure to list the Minimal CD and the Universal CD, as well as the |
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> > LiveCD, and also list the LiveDVD. We'll have to relate this data to |
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> > the architecture used when we try to make anything useful out of it, but |
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> > it'll be more accurate, as I definitely want to know *which* Gentoo |
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> > media people are using. I would also add something like "an older |
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> > Gentoo CD" to the mix. |
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> > |
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> > > Do you think commercial packages should be part of the main tree? |
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> > > |
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> > > > Yes |
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> > > > No |
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> > > > Why not |
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> > > > Never! |
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> > > > in unofficial overlay |
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> > > > Dunno |
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> > |
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> > Is this something that we really even want to ask? I mean, if we're all |
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> > about trying to provide the best user experience, then binary packages |
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> > are almost a requirement, especially with binary packages that were |
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> > originally targeted at specific binary distributions. I tend to see |
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> > this as one of those "religious" issues that is best left alone, like |
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> > emacs versus vi. |
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> Yea commercial packages should maybe be part of overlays.gentoo.org so |
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> that the tree can stay clean from these types of packages. But I agree |
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> if it's decided not to included in the user survey. |
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i dont see any basis for "keeping the tree clean" other than personal |
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opinions. if you dont want "these types of packages", then dont emerge them. |
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there are people who want them, there are people who need them, there are |
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people who hate them, whatever. the package manager is the tool for the end |
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user to decide what to do with their system. anything else is not the way to |
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go. to borrow a few flavor words from Chris, here in Gentoo land we empower |
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the users, we do not force some arbitrary religious thinking on them. we are |
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not the FSF. if a user does not agree with this, then they're certainly free |
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to choose another distribution, and we'll wish them the best of luck (the FSF |
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does have a list of "recommended" distributions -- Gentoo of course does not |
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appear on that list because our mind set does not match theirs). |
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-mike |
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