On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 7:40 PM, Antoni Grzymala <ant...@chopin.edu.pl> wrote: > Why would I want to? I don't like Python. Still, by comparison to > dpkg-reconfigure it's pretty sane. And it works.
"It's better than debian" is a weak endorsement > Since it's a source-based distro obviously I'm calling packages > something else. Did I ever say binary? and I'm saying 'source-based distros' are stupid > Well, in practice *it is* a benefit of Gentoo, intended or > not. Especially when you compare it to the -dev|-devel package mess of > debian|redhat. So my argument stands despite the “braindead software > distribution mechanism”. "It's better than debian" is a weak endorsement > Retarted seems to be your favourite word – it's a little overused, > though. we're talking about gentoo. it's the most appropriate word. > Why? because it's a complete waste of time and resources > That's why nobody uses it. good thing they maintain it then. > I did look and I found an obscure mess of working or non-working > makefiles. Somewhat akin to arch's AUR, on which we both seem to agree > that it's a failure. freebsd's ports trees are relatively well-maintained, to the point where I haven't had a build failure in as long as I can remember. and you can build packages with them. > Holy crap, this is just picking on Ubuntu/Debian which do that by > default, as you've failed to notice because you were too occupied with > indulging in your rich resources of irony. "It's better than debian" is a weak endorsement >Also, suggesting that people run *bsd on some modern commodity >hardware (especially laptops) is totally unrealistic. That just tells me you have no experience or understanding regarding the matter. I run linux on my laptop... but mostly because I have a shitload of scripts I don't feel like porting. Openbsd, freebsd, and pc-bsd all run excellently, with wifi and bluetooth support, on every laptop in my house, which is a non-trivial population. If you find that unrealistic, then it's your incompetence, and not software failure, that cause it to be that way. -- # Kurt H Maier
