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| hkwint Sep 28, 2008 3:44 PM EDT |
The distribution, as a process, is not canceled of course. The distribution of a megafreeze http://modeemi.fi/~tuomov/b/archives/2007/03/03/T19_15_26/ is canceled, and they won't distribute megafreezes anymore in the future. That's not a bad thing; I'd say Gentoo doesn't need megafreezes, it's an ancient failing system only Windows and some other outdated systems have to use. I don't see the benefit of megafreezes, and I'm glad Gentoo developers agree. |
| techiem2 Sep 28, 2008 4:47 PM EDT |
I've always thought that making a "release" every year or so was rather odd, especially considering the nature of Gentoo. A rolling build of frequently remastered install CDs makes much more sense. |
| azerthoth Sep 29, 2008 2:48 AM EDT |
I'm all for updated install media released every year or so, but short of that rolling release is so much more the way to go. Install once and update it to current as you go. Debian sort of does it right, Slackware and Gentoo definitely do it right. Rolling release is much more painless in the end for the user over the massive (bi-)annual massive upgrade / clean install. |
| Sander_Marechal Sep 29, 2008 4:56 AM EDT |
Quoting:Debian sort of does it right Eh, no. It looks like that if you're tracking the "testing" distribution, but testing isn't really recommended to run on a production system. I like Debian Testing. I guess you do too. I know many other do. But I don't recommend it to people unless they understand they are tracking a *development* distro. At some point things *will* not function properly. |
| bigg Sep 29, 2008 9:04 AM EDT |
> At some point things *will* not function properly. That's something that is not stressed enough. With a rolling release like Arch, as opposed to a distro in development, there is a requirement that as much as possible, everything needs to work all the time. Haven't used Gentoo much, but I don't understand why the lack of regular releases is important. It sure seems to me that those making a big deal about the lack of releases are using Ubuntu thinking. It's just different when you're talking about a rolling release. |
| hkwint Sep 29, 2008 6:07 PM EDT |
That's the thing with Gentoo: It's both in development and stable at the same time; so there's no need for a release. That also means over time Gentoo won't become more stable. That has its positive effects too: Nobody is waiting for a new release; and everybody can use only the 'testing' packages they want to test using stable with much ease. The only problem is that too less people who try new packages ask to mark them 'stable' (I don't do either I confess). There are actually a lot of complaints about (package) release engineering at Gentoo. Eager to find out if Sabayon does a better job, and if any of the new portage-technologies for Gentoo will work... |
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