From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D39D138010 for ; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:09:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3B85B21C003; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:09:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-oa0-f53.google.com (mail-oa0-f53.google.com [209.85.219.53]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E541E0329 for ; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:08:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-oa0-f53.google.com with SMTP id j6so2713005oag.40 for ; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 01:08:27 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=X8P4GvFzNHKy5HulU0BUShctRU5+snY1Bdy8UwQ2Xm4=; b=UGNv9FA/DV2Nu6Tl9diRffcfWj/qjeX5wuYewQA/eJ1gDSvrTwXC6xllns/V30G9Om pN8sAMh9CTDwTX25UKwr3T7jr8OSCzpD9xOcp+S0ZWRPdNv1Tcg3/qoORdeKvf5vf1Me KSoclGmMCmKeDvPTL6fvYVjoZxNmFo0EPEDOOblxr0VleTem1EQ0FWJcywveNKHkiBM4 S6WFprrKTa65tawTFxpXiYCleyJ6HS5ryUNpISiN2HMXM5gZWlYc7UuYNHVlyTvVN3f0 DSISfEl96qyEi33j0WIWL0FAvPpiOCq0AdgtTaNed28kfWPNlOl/1EX762x2lm4DaxEg TD+Q== Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.60.22.104 with SMTP id c8mr2905638oef.2.1350029307790; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 01:08:27 -0700 (PDT) Sender: markos.chandras@gmail.com Received: by 10.76.151.8 with HTTP; Fri, 12 Oct 2012 01:08:27 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <201210111522.17665.vapier@gentoo.org> References: <201210111522.17665.vapier@gentoo.org> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:08:27 +0100 X-Google-Sender-Auth: Tn5dLcmrOdBiB3PNnM_Tgza1a7E Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Proposal: removing "server" profile variants from profiles.desc From: Markos Chandras To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Archives-Salt: eef389ac-7a39-4411-93e4-89e74daf2e63 X-Archives-Hash: c5df31fea0ba959b0f4bcc2a93cbbeaa On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 8:22 PM, Mike Frysinger wrote: > On Thursday 11 October 2012 14:56:11 Ben Kohler wrote: >> I would like to suggest that the "server" profile variants >> (ie default/linux/amd64/10.0/server) be unlisted from profiles.desc, so >> that they do not show up in "eselect profile list" for new users. As far >> as I know, this server target is unmaintained, undesirable, and somewhat >> silly, if you look at its make.defaults. If this target is being kept >> around just so we don't break older setups, then simply removing from >> profiles.desc would allow these systems to keep using the profile, without >> presenting it as a viable option for new users. > > sounds like something to fix rather than punt. i don't know why you think > having server profiles is "undesirable", but i certainly desire it on many > systems. like servers. the desktop and developer profiles are not > appropriate. > -mike +1. I want these profiles to *staty*. I am using this profile on my "home boxes". It is the most minimal profile as the rest of the profiles pull in too much useless stuff. What is wrong with these profiles anyway? -- Regards, Markos Chandras / Gentoo Linux Developer / Key ID: B4AFF2C2