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Hi Matt ;-) long time, no chat. |
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--On Tuesday, October 22, 2002 12:15:49 -0700 Matt Beland |
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<matt@××××××××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> We want the Gentoo team to let us know when they're going to |
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> let us take full advantage of the portage system again. Frankly, I (and |
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> I suspect most others) could care less about the 1.4 release in and of |
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> itself. Sure, a new version of the compiler and so on would be nice, but |
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> I can get that on my own if necessary. The problem is that the portage |
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> tree is frozen waiting for 1.4, and has been for some time. |
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Without trying to be contentious here (in other words, simple honest |
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question)... |
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I know you well enough that I can safely say you're not about to go off |
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using a new version of something on any kind of critcal box without testing |
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it first. So on the assumption that you have already discerned |
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program/tool/system utility is "ready for prime time", what's wrong with |
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simply edited the "frozen" entry in package.mask and installing it? |
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While I concur that the Gentoo development team as a whole could do a |
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better job of communicating TODO's and loose timelines to the community, I |
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don't see how a frozen Portage tree is preventing you from utilizing the |
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distribution in any way you heart desires. |
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Best, |
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/tom |