From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_24_48, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NO_RELAYS autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from drobbins by cvs.gentoo.org with local (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15I0uC-0005h6-00 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Wed, 04 Jul 2001 22:38:20 -0600 From: Daniel Robbins To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Hi.... Message-ID: <20010704223820.B20286@cvs.gentoo.org> References: <000801c1051e$8c4b7e00$d38db7d8@pavilion> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <000801c1051e$8c4b7e00$d38db7d8@pavilion>; from mweichert@bmts.com on Wed, Jul 04, 2001 at 11:48:46PM -0700 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Wed Jul 4 22:39:02 2001 X-Original-Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 22:38:20 -0600 X-Archives-Salt: dcf5ddf9-a702-44bd-a940-d8b97782afb4 X-Archives-Hash: a5e0ac4616ed96e91d3a4000db4e60c3 On Wed, Jul 04, 2001 at 11:48:46PM -0700, Michael Weichert wrote: > Wonderful Distro! I have made my own linux-based operating system for a > college project, and would love to include the Portage packaging system with > it. Could you please direct me to where I would get a tar-ball of Portage? One thing that I should explain -- Portage isn't *just* a ports tree. We use it to build the entire Gentoo Linux distribution. Unlike FreeBSD, all the stuff you would normally find in /usr/src is modularized and included in the Portage tree. So, the fine-grained configurability and flexibility you expect from ports is available at all levels; for example, you can build a Gentoo Linux system with or without readline or gettext support. slang and PAM can also be toggled on or off at build-time. Not only that, but we also support a special feature called "system profiles". Basically, it allows *you* to define what the distribution will look like. So, if you'd like to use Portage, I have a suggestion. Rather than incorporating Portage into your personal distribution, why not incorporate your personal distribution into Portage, and thus Gentoo Linux? That way, we can have a special "weichert" system profile can can be used to build a Gentoo Linux system that's set up exactly the way you like it. In effect, it would still be your own customized distribution, but it would exist as an option for all Gentoo Linux users, allowing others to use the "weichert" profile if they so desire. By doing so, we'd be able to benefit from one another's work. You'd gain access to our 700 or so up-to-date packages, our gcc-3.0 build testing, new kernels, bug fixes, Portage improvements, etc. etc. and we'd benefit from your improvements to the Portage tree, your system profile(s), and of course your ideas, suggestions and friendship :) The one sacrifice you would need to make is that you would be committing to work in a team (rather than individual) development environment. I think this would be the best arrangement, since then you'll have a voice in the future of Portage development. And if you're going to base your distro around Portage, you really should be working closely with us. Best Regards, -- Daniel Robbins President/CEO http://www.gentoo.org Gentoo Technologies, Inc.