From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1QQ0ft-0003gW-UH for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 27 May 2011 17:18:14 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 84A3B1C186 for ; Fri, 27 May 2011 17:18:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-vx0-f181.google.com (mail-vx0-f181.google.com [209.85.220.181]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA30C1C145 for ; Fri, 27 May 2011 17:13:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vxb39 with SMTP id 39so1925445vxb.40 for ; Fri, 27 May 2011 10:13:33 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=Vdt3Bi8Hhfd7GE9xmXJl5awMI3/2Hp0+kwrCnxDwjYM=; b=M/C2wOe50Ao1ZSKLU/kJfew1uN7Tkv2xD4Y0WogxCqkn7Tz0nRKNVYUq+ZB9hBZIeg /5Hr7ST6uFGrKQ72cgRSgsPM2x5W0uyZSdXsLci736BgQDlrpSRZ3TSFiYtMuVmTdrmz /IBqZlanhwhK8UeSgeg0jTn2k7hZCA0nWq0OE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=HqUMhRGMVNvRqf12toACC+Ysm34Trzatf/DFv5hpCzM3C5yCBckbTimB1QoigT9cB3 d9PPhqFMwbNmggw2QnsAqLqxTY2Gi2DW+Id6VcM9wJjIoQHYpl9z5mjeZTOKwuCxWio8 Oos42THf2pLL1IaaxvAbpg1xB7LS6sW0cQuEs= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-server@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-server@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.52.179.162 with SMTP id dh2mr3164723vdc.158.1306516413202; Fri, 27 May 2011 10:13:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.52.109.228 with HTTP; Fri, 27 May 2011 10:13:33 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <4DDAA36E.60201@badapple.net> <61BE8351-04BA-4B19-AA63-57085823F589@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 10:13:33 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-server] Is this list still alive? From: Jonny Kent To: gentoo-server@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=bcaec5014c47b3c01b04a4450e0d X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 70c2f44da514b53532293f64baf94463 --bcaec5014c47b3c01b04a4450e0d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable For me it's that gentoo doesn't break things as easily as other distros (no flame war intended please) Portage let's you try before committing and once committed you then have dispatch-conf so as not to break all your config files unless you choose to do so. Plus I can install the minimum packages needed to provide whatever services I need which then means that there is a minimum of upgrades needed as there is less to upgrade. On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 12:06 AM, WR - Widyachacra Rajapaksha < widyachacra@gmail.com> wrote: > I too would like to hear more about gentoo on servers. > > wtever I have a gentoo installed desktop from 2007, still didn't get any > issues to discuss on a list. > > > Happy Gentoo here....... > > > --- > =E0=B6=A2=E0=B6=BA=E0=B7=80=E0=B7=9A=E0=B7=80=E0=B7=8F! (Cheers!) > > Widyachacra Rajapaksha. > > If you're respectful by habit, > constantly honoring the worthy, > four things increase: > long life, beauty, > happiness, strength. > - The Buddha (Dhammapada) > > > > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 5:02 PM, Fabiano - deStilaDo < > fabianoengler@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 1:25 AM, Jonny Kent wrote: >> > Right now I'm thinking of moving over to g a couple of ubuntu 10 LTS >> servers >> > running as file servers using samba over to gentoo. >> >> Good luck =3D) >> >> Fabiano. >> >> > --bcaec5014c47b3c01b04a4450e0d Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable For me it's that gentoo doesn't break things as easily as other dis= tros (no flame war intended please)
Portage let's you try before co= mmitting and once committed you then have dispatch-conf so as not to break = all your config files unless you choose to do so.
Plus I can install the minimum packages needed to provide whatever ser= vices I need which then means that there is a minimum of upgrades needed as= there is less to upgrade.

On Fri, May 27= , 2011 at 12:06 AM, WR - Widyachacra Rajapaksha <widyachacra@gmail.com> wr= ote:
I too would like to hear more about gentoo = on servers.

wtever I have a gentoo installed desktop fro= m 2007, still didn't get any issues to discuss on a list.=C2=A0


Happy Gentoo here.......


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=E0=B6=A2=E0=B6=BA=E0=B7=80=E0= =B7=9A=E0=B7=80=E0=B7=8F! (Cheers!)

Widyachacra Rajapaksha.

I= f you're respectful by habit,
constantly honoring the worthy,
fou= r things increase:
long life, beauty,
happiness, strength.
- The Buddha (Dhammapada)



On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 5:02 PM, Fabiano= - deStilaDo <fabianoengler@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 1:25 AM, Jonny Kent <jonnykent@gmail.com> wrote:
> Right now I'm thinking of moving over to g a couple of ubuntu 10 L= TS servers
> running as file servers using samba over to gentoo.

Good luck =3D)

Fabiano.



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