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On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 12:22 PM, Alexander Berntsen <bernalex@g.o> wrote: |
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> If you mean that we should go with what is currently popular, then |
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> that would be Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and to a lesser degree |
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> Ubuntu. But I'm not sure what that mental exercise affords us. I am |
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> more concerned with how we can make Gentoo better, and how we can grow |
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> and evolve as a distro. I don't think Gentoo as it exists today will |
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> continue to be a success in 2025. From a user POV I already think that |
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> Gentoo is likely not the best distro choice for me. But instead of |
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> immediately abandoning ship like other developers have, I want Gentoo |
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> to improve. |
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If you think Exherbo is better for you, then you should probably |
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use/work on Exherbo instead. |
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I would tend to agree with those who have written that coordinating |
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work across repos is kind of a pain. The way we're currently setup, |
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with a largish active "core" repository and lots of little satellites |
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seems to work pretty well. We should always invest in ways to make it |
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easier to contribute work, and to become a dev, and I would not be |
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opposed to integrating layman/repositories.xml a bit more, but I don't |
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think your stated goal of totally decentralizing our ebuild tree will |
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make Gentoo better. |
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Cheers, |
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Dirkjan |
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