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>> I generally try to update the docs with recent packages every six |
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>> months or so though I am guilty of letting them sit a bit longer. |
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>> However Gentoo has no official Bind documentation. The official Gentoo |
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>> Virtual Mail how-to offers about half the functionality, explanation, |
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>> and troubleshooting info in my doc. Also the Gentoo virtual mail server |
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>> has remained essentially unchanged in the last six years whereas my doc |
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>> has continued to change and improve. And while we're being honest my |
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>> virtual server build kicks the crap out of the official one in just |
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>> about every way. |
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> Well that's a very useful contribution and deserves thanks. |
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Let me also give some thanks to this good man. |
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> Therein lies the rub. The OP stated upfront that he is new to Gentoo. The |
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> chances of him being able to find the gems amongst the chaff are reduced. |
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> Better to advise him to stay away until he is in a position to evaluate these |
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> things. If he's in that position right now, then he deserves to know what the |
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> overall quality is. |
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I have had a good experience with gentoo-wiki, and I have seen it |
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praised. This is the first time I've seen a person claiming it is bad |
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quality. |
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> For the record, it's grossly unfair for others to *expect* you to update the |
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> official docs just because you know the subject. "why not update the Gentoo |
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> docs if you're so darn smart" is likely to produce "stuff off!" responses. |
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> Much better for people to ask nicely, say please, and be cool with the answer |
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Certainly; the internet is known for, unfortunately, stimulating |
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personal conflicts. |
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