On Sat, 31 Mar 2012 03:06:36 -0700 Brian Harring <ferri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The problem with preserved-libs (and emerge --jobs, for that > > matter) is that the design is "I can think of a few ways where it > > might break, so I'll hard-code in special cases to handle those, > > but in general I can't think of what other problems there are so > > it's fine". That's a bad way of doing things. > > Then don't use it. Reality is, gentoo does. > > If you don't like that fact, I suggest you stick to exherbo. > > Related, why the hell are you still even around here?
Because unlike you, I believe Gentoo can and should get it right. If users want a desktoppy distribution where stuff sort of works most of the time but no-one really understands why, and where you reinstall every six months, then Ubuntu already does a far better job of that. Gentoo can deliver something better. It's not even more work. It just requires a small change in thought process from "code first and ask questions later" to "think first and then code". That, together with incrementally fixing existing bad design decisions, could bring Gentoo back towards being an extremely attractive alternative distribution. > I wouldn't care if it weren't the fact your gentoo dev posts > generally consist of "xyz is stupid, as is the people behind it" > whether it be portage, udev, council, etc, take your pick. No, what I actually say is *why* things don't work, and if it hasn't already been explained, I say how to fix it. But the first step towards getting something fixed is admitting that there's a problem, and you've always been awfully reluctant to do that until the damage has already been done. -- Ciaran McCreesh
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