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Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 23:31:36 +0100
From: Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccreesh@googlemail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Training points for users interested in
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On Mon, 11 May 2009 23:17:32 +0100
George Prowse <george.prowse@gmail.com> wrote:
> An equilibrium seems to have been reached which currently works.

An equilibrium has been reached, agreed, but that it works is up for
debate. There is a strong argument to be made that preserving the
equilibrium will keep Gentoo the way it is now -- delivering at best the
same user experience now that it was several years ago, in an
increasingly difficult and more competitive environment.

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