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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo or Linux from Scratch - Perspectives?
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:11:31
Message-Id: 200508151106.59781.volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo or Linux from Scratch - Perspectives? by Neil Bothwick
1 On Monday 15 August 2005 10:18, Neil Bothwick wrote:
2 > On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 20:37:47 -0400, Paul Hoy wrote:
3 > > ~arch is a little scary for me, since it's not in the stable branch.
4 >
5 > That's the whole point. ebuilds need to be thoroughly tested before being
6 > marked stable, so you need a testing branch.
7 > Without it, your stable branch would not be.
8
9 I am a long time ~arch-only user and have/had less problems, than friends
10 using the stable tree. Plus if there is a problem, my friends with stable
11 will hit it too some days/week later - and I am there 'support', so it is
12 good for me, if I already found a solution.
13
14 It is not all about versions.
15
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