Re: [gentoo-user] from 2005.0 to 2005.1

[Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com>]

On 8/10/05, Craig Zeigler <craig@cfrscca.net> wrote:

> >> On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 00:47:13 +1000, Eugene Rosenzweig wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> I wish there were Release Notes supplied with the announcement of
> >>> the new release to satisfy curiosity of what is new/different in this
> >>> release.
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> Gentoo doesn't really have releases, except for the installation discs,
> >> so this would be meaningless. Except when a profile is deprecated, and
> >> 1.4 was the last to do that, your system is whatever was in portage the
> >> last time you synced and updated.
> >>
> >>
> > From the website:
> > The Gentoo Foundation is both pleased and proud to announce the much
> > anticipated release of *Gentoo Linux 2005.1* (Codename: 'El Nino').
> > The iso images for the release can be found by visiting the Get
> > Gentoo! <http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/where.xml> page.
> >
> > Fooled me with the word 'release' in that sentence. Its even got a
> > codename. You know something is a proper release if its got a
> > codename... :) It is referring to installation iso I guess. Still,
> > even though it is not a true release in, eh, truer meaning of the word
> > 'release', whatever it is in Linux distro world, it would still be
> > nice to have Release Notes with some info on whats new/changed.
> >
> > Eugene.
> >
> >
> If the developers bothered to write stuff like that for every package
> (most of them have changelogs BTW) Gentoo would be like Debian.. years
> between releases
> --

Yeah, true. Besides, when Neil made that comment he was speaking of
the iso which is the 'installation disc' so I think that Neil was
completely consistant.

cheers,
Mark

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