On 09/06/16 00:08, Andreas K. Huettel wrote: > > > This could lead to a future where the Gentoo tree is largely > > superseded. Every user would just have their own repository, where > > they could pick and choose packages from other users. The Gentoo tree > > would just focus on a high-quality repository of the basic/core things > > that everybody needs. Gentoo devs would spend most of their time > > maintaining curated small and useful repositories. > > [...] > > > The final step is the most difficult (but then again we might never > > get so far). It is two-fold. First we make the core/base repository. > > Then we identify important subsets that can be logically separated > > into repositories, and do this. > > > Sigh. Every 2 years somebody else comes up with the same silly idea. > > 1) Who defines what everybody needs? > 2) How do you enforce security and/or qa requirements on the rest? > 3) Will you allow non-core dependencies? What guarantees are made there? > 4) How do you make sure that different split-out repos actually work > together? > 5) "logically separated subsets" means either "loss of functionality" or > "impossible to do" > > Independent of how many magic tools you whip up this will be a > significant > step down in functionality and quality, and a big step towards a big > unmanageable steaming pile of cr... > >
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