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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo or Linux from Scratch - Perspectives?
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 10:00:37
Message-Id: 20050815105419.0d255fc7@hactar.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo or Linux from Scratch - Perspectives? by Volker Armin Hemmann
1 On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 11:06:59 +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
2
3 > > That's the whole point. ebuilds need to be thoroughly tested before
4 > > being marked stable, so you need a testing branch.
5 > > Without it, your stable branch would not be.
6 >
7 > I am a long time ~arch-only user and have/had less problems, than friends
8
9 Spoken like a true geek :)
10
11 > using the stable tree. Plus if there is a problem, my friends
12 > with stable will hit it too some days/week later - and I am there
13 > 'support', so it is good for me, if I already found a solution.
14
15 Oh, there's more :) I too have found ~arch to be extremely reliable. The
16 main downside is the extra time spent on updates, which could be a killer
17 in a production environment.
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21 Neil Bothwick
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23 Head: (n.) the part of a disk drive which detects sectors and decides
24 which of the two possible values to return: 'lose a turn' or 'bankrupt.'

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Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo or Linux from Scratch - Perspectives? Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de>