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From: Mark David Dumlao <madumlao@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Custom ebuilds for CoreOS
Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 14:28:08
Message-Id: CAG2nJkNKyx7OUjZAGMi8d8Dw6m7banQSj7u9LDEz4OA=n_a4Ug@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Custom ebuilds for CoreOS by "J. Roeleveld"
1 Look up. the very first post contrastd coreos' systemd as opposed to
2 openrc, bringing words like "evil"ution into the park.
3
4 later on we hear that coreos is "stealing" gentoo's ideas and hope that it
5 is CRUSHED.
6
7 but why? its its own frigging distro now. not gentoo by a long shot.
8 On Wednesday, December 03, 2014 02:39:53 AM Mark David Dumlao wrote:
9 > Why do I get the feeling that this is another episode of the "i hate
10 > LennartSoft(tm) too" circlejerk on the gentoo mailing list?
11
12 Why do I get the feeling you just want another flamewar?
13 I don't see any mention of systemd or anything else written by Lennart,
14 apart
15 from your comment.
16
17 > this mailing list used to be about gentoo.
18
19 It still is.
20
21 > On Dec 3, 2014 1:38 AM, "James" <wireless@×××××××××××.com> wrote:
22 > > Rich Freeman <rich0 <at> gentoo.org> writes:
23 > > > > is integration of the best of the CoreOS ideas into "Gentoo proper".
24 > > >
25 > > > I'm not suggesting that "/usr types of systems" are going away. I'm
26 > > > just pointing out that they're not really the focus of CoreOS (hosting
27 > > > them inside containers is, but not running these kinds of applications
28 > > > in the host itself).
29 > >
30 > > I do not intend to follow the CoreOS commercial path. It intend to mod
31 > > gentoo to achieve those attractive attributes back into my "gentoo
32 > > proper".
33 > > tftp, pxe, dhcp, uefi and many other tools give us a path to
34 > > running the least (embedded) to the most (complex traditional server)
35 > > as an extension (compliment) to the cluster. So as was pointed out,
36 > > I'm merely "lifting" form CoreOS what they lifted from their
37 predicessors;
38 > > no more no less. I see the gentoo admins being able to move hardrware
39 > > in and out of the cluster, dynamically and being able to run many
40 > > sorts of gentoo systems (embedded to fulls server) on a myriad of
41 > > hardware they own and control.
42 > >
43 > > > You seem to be wanting a minimalist profile of Gentoo, not CoreOS.
44 > >
45 > > YES!, I want Gentoo to "CRUSH" CoreOS because we can and our goal is not
46 > > to deceptively move users to a "rent the binary" jail. OK?
47 > >
48 > > > < think many of us would love to see that, and I've been an advocate
49 of
50 > > > paring down <at> system for just this reason. I just wouldn't use
51 the
52 > > > term "CoreOS" with that as this is going to lead to confusion. CoreOS
53 > > > is a specialized distro intended to host containers, no more, no less.
54 > >
55 > > OK, we see CoreOS differently. For me it was an Epiphany moment of
56 > > where I'm been trying to end up, with the aforementioned Gentoo twists.
57 > >
58 > > > It isn't intended as a starting point for embedded projects or such.
59 > > > Sure, maybe you could make it work, but sooner or later CoreOS will
60 > > > make some change that will make you very unhappy because they aren't
61 > > > making it for you.
62 > >
63 > > CoreOS will never be in my critical path. Large corporations will turn
64 > > computer scientist and hackers into WalMart type-employees.
65 Conglomerates
66 > > are the enemy, imho. I fear Conglomerates much more than any group
67 > > of government idiots. ymmv.
68 > >
69 > > (warning digression)
70 > >
71 > > Just look at the entire "net neutrality"
72 > >
73 > > turf struggle. That sort of "corner the market" monopolistic behavior
74 > > would not be possible, if we had just maintained the "MAE" precedence
75 > > for network peering. Obama had little choice; but, putting networks
76 > > under SS7 style telecom regulations is a deceptive and horrible idea.
77 > > Conglomerates lobby congress and get very bad ideas written into law.
78 > > All we needed is regulation to allow (force) all networks to peer with
79 > > other networks. The entire concept of "private peering" is horseshit
80 > > and it should be ended immediately. CoreOS and the "Cloud" lobbyist can
81 > > easily get regulations passed to put an end to this linux experiment,
82 > > imho.
83 > > Differnt subject I know, but the tactics of conglomerates are always the
84 > > same. Roll up competition and eliminate it, oh all in the name of better
85 > > security and portecting our 1st amendment rights and our conglomerates.
86 > > (sorry of the digression).
87 > >
88 > > > But, again, I'm all for a more lightweight Gentoo profile that doesn't
89 > > > bundle stuff like openssh, or even an init implementation (since we
90 > > > have several to choose from now).
91 > >
92 > > Funny, ssh is one of a few things I would put into drastically reduce
93 > > @system. ymmv, unless you are going to add something like netconsole.c
94 > > back into the bundle.
95 > >
96 > > I do not see my vision of the cluster (CoreOS insprired) to be limiting
97 > > to anyone at Gentoo. Not the embedded folks, not the mimalist, not
98 > > any init-camp, not the devs, hackers, or wannabees. And certainly
99 > > not the users. Is this a large undertaking? Certainly. Are the pieces
100 > > mostly already in existence, just scattered about and transversing time?
101 > > (methinks YES).
102 > >
103 > >
104 > > It all depends on how your vision works. Being older, I see a return to
105 > > massive diskless nodes being what CoreOS and the entire "Cloud Vendor"
106 > > conglomerates want. Conversely, I see those cheap microP now accompanied
107 > > by
108 > > enormous amount of ram and SSD that is dirt cheap forming the building
109 > > blocks for the Gentoo cluster paradigm shift. I see Gentoo "smashing"
110 that
111 > > "Cloud-vendor CoreOS" paradigm by provide what they offer and so much
112 more
113 > > (full /usr systems) out of the same core codebase. I see Gentoo keeping
114 > > the
115 > > rank and file computer scientists and hackers, gamefully employed. I
116 see
117 > > the CoreOS folks migrating computer scientists and hackers to the
118 Walmart
119 > > model of underemployment at a few conglomerates.
120 > >
121 > > Gentoo provides an excellent set of choices and a very bright future
122 for
123 > > me
124 > > (cluster). Other can pick their own poison....
125 > >
126 > >
127 > > peace,
128 > > && thanks
129 > >
130 > > James

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Custom ebuilds for CoreOS Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o>
[gentoo-user] Re: Custom ebuilds for CoreOS James <wireless@×××××××××××.com>