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=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_MISSING, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from syroidmanor.com (hssx-sktn-167-14.sasknet.sk.ca [142.165.167.14]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC0F7AC696 for ; Tue, 22 Oct 2002 14:43:35 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [192.168.1.101] (HELO [192.168.1.101]) by syroidmanor.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 3.5.7) with ESMTP id 1116813; Tue, 22 Oct 2002 13:39:50 -0600 Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 13:43:35 -0600 From: Tom Syroid To: Matt Beland , gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: When is Gentoo 1.4 going to be released? Message-ID: <15980000.1035315815@phaedrus.syroidmanor.com> In-Reply-To: <20021022191549.GA24779@rearviewmirror.org> References: <20021021203305.GE20577@freedom.gentoo.org> <006e01c279df$bee790b0$8204dca7@northamerica.corp.microsoft.com> <3DB5A6D8.2070108@fastwebnet.it> <3DB59715.455ADC02@yahoo.com> <20021022191549.GA24779@rearviewmirror.org> X-Mailer: Mulberry/3.0.0a4 (Linux/x86) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline 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 List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 133f01d1-c014-40b0-a626-f4387ed6bad1 X-Archives-Hash: e36c74d75e94d44286e97bc0b06aece8 Hi Matt ;-) long time, no chat. --On Tuesday, October 22, 2002 12:15:49 -0700 Matt Beland wrote: > We want the Gentoo team to let us know when they're going to > let us take full advantage of the portage system again. Frankly, I (and > I suspect most others) could care less about the 1.4 release in and of > itself. Sure, a new version of the compiler and so on would be nice, but > I can get that on my own if necessary. The problem is that the portage > tree is frozen waiting for 1.4, and has been for some time. Without trying to be contentious here (in other words, simple honest question)... I know you well enough that I can safely say you're not about to go off using a new version of something on any kind of critcal box without testing it first. So on the assumption that you have already discerned program/tool/system utility is "ready for prime time", what's wrong with simply edited the "frozen" entry in package.mask and installing it? While I concur that the Gentoo development team as a whole could do a better job of communicating TODO's and loose timelines to the community, I don't see how a frozen Portage tree is preventing you from utilizing the distribution in any way you heart desires. Best, /tom