Re: [gentoo-user] KDE 3.5.10 in portage...

[Volker Armin Hemmann]

On Sunday 14 September 2008, David Leverton wrote:
> On Sunday 14 September 2008 21:37:21 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
> > On Sunday 14 September 2008, David Leverton wrote:
> > > On Sunday 14 September 2008 19:28:28 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
> > > > because not everybody wants to install that bloated thing
> > >
> > > Not bloated.
> >
> > I am sorry:
> > extremly bloated.
>
> I see you're still as good at logic as ever.
>
> > > > watch it devour config files
> > >
> > > Lies.
> >
> > oh really? what happens when you forget the 'portage' useflag? Hm?
>
> It installs without support for reading Portage configuration files, in the
> same way that almost everything else in the tree doesn't support Portage
> configuration files.  You surely wouldn't say that any of those "devour
> config files" (at least not for that reason), so why do you say it about
> Paludis?
>
> > > > and be insulted by the troll-brigade.
> > >
> > > The only people who get insulted are those who repeatedly and
> > > deliberately spread vicious lies, FUD and personal attacks.
> >
> > oh really? There are enough examples of troll behaviour. Starting with
> > Ciaranm himself. SPB and rbrown are good examples too.
>
> Again, lies and personal attacks.

yeah, sure. But no. Not lies. Or why were this guys forcefully retired? For 
their behaviour.

Also:
http://r0bertz.blogspot.com/2007/01/be-careful-when-you-are-on-paludis.html

> > and that was an official api? Yes? No?
>
> Irrelevant.

no, not irrelevant but the beef of the story.

> Personal attacks etc.  Just because Gentoo was forced to choose between
> retiring some developers and losing a sponsor doesn't mean that anything
> those developers ever worked on is evil.

no, it just makes you think if you should really use a piece of software whose 
makers will insult and ridicule you.