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=0.3 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RDNS_DYNAMIC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from bender.hallendal.net (as1-4-5-1.han.s.bonet.se [194.236.131.211]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 79F8524A04 for ; Tue, 25 Dec 2001 20:14:32 -0600 (CST) Received: from zoidberg.hallendal.net (unknown [192.168.114.10]) by bender.hallendal.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id D298C4DF0 for ; Wed, 26 Dec 2001 03:15:19 +0100 (CET) Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] ebuilds for kde3 beta etc. From: Mikael Hallendal To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <20011225194701.I6926@chiba.3jane.net> References: <0GOR009629L95F@mxout2.netvision.net.il> <3C26E6FB.6010600@theleaf.be> <1009242742.1501.0.camel@zoidberg> <0GOV00D81VGO1H@mxout1.netvision.net.il> <20011224231121.A6926@chiba.3jane.net> <1009282203.1648.4.camel@zoidberg> <20011225094918.D6926@chiba.3jane.net> <1009311584.8850.0.camel@zoidberg> <3C28E425.6000903@theleaf.be> <20011225194701.I6926@chiba.3jane.net> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-T0RYL3oyimuxZn7MUSIf" X-Mailer: Evolution/1.0 (Preview Release) Date: 26 Dec 2001 03:14:20 +0100 Message-Id: <1009332864.8850.6.camel@zoidberg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Developer discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 002890bf-7ab8-4210-ad47-8141772f1636 X-Archives-Hash: 12981e47556d88f5c457435ce5665b35 --=-T0RYL3oyimuxZn7MUSIf Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ons 2001-12-26 klockan 02.47 skrev Daniel Robbins: > Correct me if I'm wrong, but on a default install of Gentoo Linux, can't > a user log in as root and type "rm -rf /" if they so choose? I understan= d > your view but don't agree with it; an explicit (and very big with lots of > *'s in it) warning in the package.mask is sufficient. And I'm calling > that my final answer, folks. Correct me if I'm wrong but Gentoo Linux is a community based distribution, meaning all developers has a say in this matter. Also, the "rm -rf /" example misses the point. The point is that if we have lots of beta-stuff in Portage (available to the users) we'll end up spending loads of hours supporting it (no matter how many signs of "Unsupported" we write). Regards, Mikael Hallendal --=20 Mikael Hallendal Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop Team Leader CodeFactory AB, Stockholm, Sweden --=-T0RYL3oyimuxZn7MUSIf Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQA8KTJ8m0/ts8TQAWgRArSrAJ9XA3KUbuYUF1RZskkrLnZOP4iSwgCfaLuA i8uaYKwrbawJrLPy7X37ycQ= =CLCe -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-T0RYL3oyimuxZn7MUSIf--