On Wednesday 16 November 2005 21:47, Mark Knecht wrote: > I'm not a developer and I've never done a Stage 1 install so I cannot > say for sure, but it's my understanding that after a Stage 3 install > most people end up rebuilding everything anyway within a few weeks. > Very soon my Stage 3 and your Stage 1 are identical. The Stage 1 > allows me to get the machine up and running sooner. > > Just my take on the question. > > Cheers, > Mark
True that the installations become identical very soon. But what if I set up server using stage 1 and an up-to-date portage tree. After the installation is finished it'll sit around doing whatever it's supposed to do and I don't really touch it except for security related updates. Just an example where stage 1 was a nice option. Taking away such an option doesn't sound all too much like the gentoo way to me.
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