Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo or Linux from Scratch - Perspectives?

[Paul Hoy <paul.hoy@mac.com>]

On Mon, 2005-08-15 at 09:28 +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 11:40:49 +1200, Nick Rout wrote:
> 
> > However, when I first used gentoo I was always the first in my LUG to
> > have the latest kde, evolution, mplayer etc, and that was running x86
> > not ~x86. My perception is that gentoo is no longer first off the block
> > with stable releases. 
> 
> I think some of this confusion is caused by the way people switch between
> two uses of the word stable. It can mean "doesn't crash", but then most
> upstream latest packages fit there, and some long standing releases
> don't. It can also mean "not changing" and this is what some people want
> from a distribution. If you run a server farm, you don't want to be
> continually upgrading just to get new features you don't need, you just
> want a system that works with timely security fixes. This is why Debian
> stable is so old, because for these people, old is good. Look at the
> situation with Firefox recently, where a new testing ebuild seemed to
> come out almost as soon as the previous one finished building. Great for
> those who want the latest and greatest, not so good for those who want a
> stable system. Gentoo gives you the choice, and even lets you pick and
> mix, so don't complain because you make an unsuitable choice.
> 
> If you want the latest now, you need to use the testing packages, because
> the QA rules demand they remain in testing for a while.
> 
> 
Thanks, Neil. Already have begun testing my luck with the testing
packages. I'll see what happens. Thanks for your explanation of the
testking packages.

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