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On 6/28/06, Enrico Weigelt <weigelt@×××××.de> wrote: |
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> * Alexander Skwar <listen@×××××××××××××××.name> wrote: |
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> > Enrico Weigelt wrote: |
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> > >* Bruno Lustosa <bruno.lists@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > > |
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> > ><snip> |
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> > > |
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> > >>anyway, why use old inetd at all? xinetd is way more powerful and secure! |
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> > >well, I've already been using it for over 10 years, I never had |
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> > >serious problems with it, and has all I need. |
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> > >So why should I now switch to xinetd ? |
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> > |
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> > It's more modern. |
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> Ah. Interesting argument. |
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> Because it's quite modern (for the kids) to wear overwide pants, |
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> there's no need to produce tight ones anylonger ? |
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> Great. |
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Modern in the computer world = more efficient, robust, better support, |
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continue developing, more features, less security holes. |
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Modern in the fashion world = no one can ever put it in words. |
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> > >Wouldn't it make more sense to let "inetd" be an virtual package |
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> > >which can be configured by some useflag to get either classic inetd |
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> > >or xinet in, maybe xinet as default ? |
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> > |
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> > Why? The current way is quite fine, IMO. You can easily select |
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> > which package to install, why depend on some USE flag? |
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> Following you line of argumentation, the virtual package "inetd" |
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> should be dropped, since people can directly choose "xinetd". |
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<begin MHO> |
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Its not even in portage, people just stopped using it... xinetd has |
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all the functions of it, its like using the old bsh because bash is |
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"modern". I run xinetd in a pentium 100, there's no need for the old |
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inetd unless you still have an old (already installed and configured) |
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workstation running an old OS (but still serving its purpose). Its |
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evolution baby! |
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<end MHO> |
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