Re: [gentoo-user] Is Gentoo still on the right path?

[Derek Tracy <tracyde@gmail.com>]

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I couldn't have said it better myself.

On 11/16/05, Benjamin Martin <outrage@gmx.net> wrote:
>
> On Wednesday 16 November 2005 21:47, Mark Knecht wrote:
> > I'm not a developer and I've never done a Stage 1 install so I cannot
> > say for sure, but it's my understanding that after a Stage 3 install
> > most people end up rebuilding everything anyway within a few weeks.
> > Very soon my Stage 3 and your Stage 1 are identical. The Stage 1
> > allows me to get the machine up and running sooner.
> >
> > Just my take on the question.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Mark
>
> True that the installations become identical very soon. But what if I set
> up
> server using stage 1 and an up-to-date portage tree. After the
> installation
> is finished it'll sit around doing whatever it's supposed to do and I
> don't
> really touch it except for security related updates.
> Just an example where stage 1 was a nice option. Taking away such an
> option
> doesn't sound all too much like the gentoo way to me.
>
>
>


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