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=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NO_RELAYS autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix, from userid 1105) id E28AE189AB; Mon, 3 Dec 2001 10:21:23 -0600 (CST) Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 10:21:23 -0600 From: Daniel Robbins To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] system-logger Message-ID: <20011203102123.A30257@chiba.3jane.net> References: <1007297729.28691.0.camel@wp.smile> <20011202173144.GA18253@nomad.thehutt.org> <1007381868.12263.0.camel@zoidberg> <1007384757.9501.10.camel@uranus.u235.eyep.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1007384757.9501.10.camel@uranus.u235.eyep.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.22.1i Organization: Gentoo Technologies, Inc. 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: 6115dbb5-d78c-41c7-9249-cee6eaad7a2d X-Archives-Hash: 1287adc2a40a52bc140031f8a99ab7b7 On Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 03:05:57PM +0200, Vitaly Kushneriuk wrote: > I'm not sure we want Gentoo became a "do this and that and you'll get linux > running" distro for dummies. SA using Gentoo SUPPOSED to know what is syslog > and which one he likes. You realy should do some web research if you don't > know which one to use. It will only help you to better understand your > system. That's the main idea of installing Gentoo : to know your system and > have only stuff you want. So basic installation should install only "THE > MUST" components, leaving the rest to SA to decide. Sorry, as the creator of Gentoo Linux, I disagree with you. The fact is that some people aren't concerned with the system logger and want *us* to make an educated choice for them. So this is an area that we will probably improve in the future, and we will soon (like in 2 days) have all the features in our initscripts to support it. Best Regards, -- Daniel Robbins Chief Architect/President http://www.gentoo.org Gentoo Technologies, Inc.