From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.4 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24,DMARC_NONE, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RDNS_NONE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from ash.propagation.net (unknown [216.97.2.1]) by cvs.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1822E42286 for ; Thu, 18 Jan 2001 14:51:30 -0700 (MST) Received: from aaron2 (user001.ftn.com [206.25.184.250]) by ash.propagation.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id PAA28778 for ; Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:47:28 -0600 Message-ID: <002e01c08199$bf788560$6b04040a@metrony.com> From: "Aaron Held" To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Subject: [gentoo-dev] [gentoo-dev] Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu Jan 18 14:52:01 2001 X-Original-Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 16:58:10 -0500 X-Archives-Salt: c712b116-4268-4623-b73f-a8b705bca707 X-Archives-Hash: 459624fb45ab9465a5581829335590de Hi all, I just read the IBM DW article about gentoo and I am impressed by the goals of this project. My first unix on x86 was FreeBSD way back when and I remeber the days when I could only get BSDI/ FreeBSD drivers for the sync cards. Now its the opposite. I miss walking up to any FreeBSD box and finding the right /etc/ files the first try. I've been working with "Internet Appliances" and in contrast to thier simplified admin push I feel that the Linux/Redhat SysV init is getting very complicated. I just downloaded e-smith (www.e-smith.com) which address this problem with some internesting perl scripts that massage the /etc/ files based on user input from a webpage / console and a series of templates. I though this was a good solution at first, but I guess a better solution would be to simplify the init first! So basically can someone give me a brief overview as to what you guys mean by "Simplified SysV-style initialization scripts"? Also where can I find out more about "Portage"? Can I rsync the source tree and make world? What is meant by merging the package and why do I have to unmerge afterwards? Should I just install it and read the man pages? Is Java running on rc3? I have a PII/400 with an AMI RAID card setup as a testing machine. I was going to use it for e-smith, but I'd like to try this first. Are there any RAID issues on install? Thanks, -Aaron Held =================================================================== As Isaac Newton would say now: If I see further than others, it is because I stand on the shoulders of giants too dumb to patent their discoveries. (Gregory Palast, http://www.observer.co.uk/ )