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From: Dan Farrell <dan@×××××××××.cx>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: 2008.0 install media
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:39:22
Message-Id: 20080401213919.2ac44b70@pascal.spore.ath.cx
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: 2008.0 install media by Neil Walker
1 On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:18:33 +0100
2 Neil Walker <neil@×××××××.nu> wrote:
3
4 > Dan Farrell wrote:
5 > > Install from 2007.0 with interet:
6 > > - most recent stage3
7 > > - most recent portage
8 > > therefore most recent system
9 > > Install from 2008.0-beta with internet:
10 > > - same stage3
11 > > - same portage
12 > > therefore same system
13 > >
14 > > net benefit of 2008.0: none.
15 > > net drawback of 2008.0: hassle (beta)
16 >
17 > Wrong. There is a 2008.0-beta stage to go with the Install/LiveCD.
18 > Alternatively, you can use an updated 2007.0 stage from Funtoo
19 > (Daniel Robbins) with either. ;)
20 >
21 > Be lucky,
22 > Neil
23 >
24 >
25 All right, fair enough. A new beta stage. But still probably not
26 perfectly current, nor optimized for the system. Darren's reason was
27 better ;-)
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