Spider <spider@gentoo.org> writes:

> Jeremy Maitin-Shepard <jbms@gentoo.org> wrote:

>> If you want a tree that doesn't change, you can simply not update it
>> (from the Gentoo mirrors).  This is particularly easy if you are
>> running your own internal rsync mirror, since then you don't even have
>> to worry about not having a convenient mechanism for distributing the
>> portage tree to the users.  This requires no work from Gentoo -- what
>> does require significant work, and what some users want, is a tree
>> that is only updated with bug fixes.

> I know how to create a solid, frozen, environment. Its not that, and
> that solution is Not An Option. Not syncing means that you don't get
> securityupdates and so on.   So its a losing situation there.

I'm confused.  In the message to which I replied, you stated that the
problem with the Debian tree is that it does not remain *exactly* the
same, namely that bug fixes and security fixes are added.  That is why I
suggested that you can achieve this quite simply on Gentoo by not
syncing.  If you meant something else in your previous message, could
you please explain it?

> [snip]

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Jeremy Maitin-Shepard