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On 16/08/2016 14:13, hw wrote: |
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> So after all, Gentoo seemed the least-bad choice with some arguments for |
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> it. |
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> Now it turns out that you can´t update it without running into problems all |
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> the time, and currently not at all. |
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No, that is absolutely not true. |
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You have to understand that you must accept Gentoo on it's own terms and |
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realize what it is. |
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Here are some things that Gentoo IS NOT: |
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- A replacement for Debian/Centos with the same ease of maintenance |
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- A trouble-free distro |
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- A distro with assurances that the devs won't break it |
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- Suitable for production use without a QA system behind it |
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Gentoo is not for any of those cases. Gentoo is built by people who want |
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to customize or build a system that no-one else offers and you as the |
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user have to take that mindset as well. |
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With Gentoo, you own a race-car. It needs constant fiddling to keep it |
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happy and if you leave it in the garage for 6 months it complains very |
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very loudly. |
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I've been reading this thread all along, and one thing is clear to me: |
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Gentoo is not for you (unless you change your expectations), it does not |
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do what yu want and likely never will. You need a binary distro. |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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