From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5B601138350 for ; Sat, 25 Apr 2020 18:30:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C83F7E091D; Sat, 25 Apr 2020 18:30:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail4.protonmail.ch (mail4.protonmail.ch [185.70.40.27]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 58C05E08FB for ; Sat, 25 Apr 2020 18:30:51 +0000 (UTC) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 18:30:40 +0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=protonmail.com; s=protonmail; t=1587839449; bh=jecZCVdNbLSb4OTFgrge5oyxfY2hmPiz8pO7lBeWDxg=; h=Date:To:From:Reply-To:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=ZMAULvu7yc7AvQNu34ONR0iqDdVvVTTo0rov7vYw3D69stllWj9iEzybz6EH1XxMf fb7Z8QZt/bP6LQhgQKK8NFP40NPIUXbhl5OD7dQRK8p2UPKJIS7L+qYU73qE3SWjNd stA0sIzuglYc+hs2AjtiF2h1ojQbCfglT5k2CzKo= To: "gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org" From: Caveman Al Toraboran Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Is Gentoo dead? Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <0e76e314-e33e-3c9d-0617-4ba08f667ada@missionaccomplish.com> References: <20200421165803.GB187193@redacted> <87485efa-55db-b8b0-0207-095fc1e1e661@verizon.net> <0e76e314-e33e-3c9d-0617-4ba08f667ada@missionaccomplish.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.2 required=7.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF,FREEMAIL_FROM shortcircuit=no autolearn=disabled version=3.4.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on mail.protonmail.ch X-Archives-Salt: 7afe2034-ab3b-45a4-98d4-0394e36bb04f X-Archives-Hash: 46bab76a7f0437233ed00e417c7218e3 On Saturday, April 25, 2020 10:04 PM, Fernando Reyes wrote: > Bravo, and Gentoo can't be dead because it's immortal. > > likewhoa no, that's not it. let me explain. gentoo is indeed dead. specifically, gentoo's death happened some time in 2007. then, in the 2nd of march 2008, gentoo became undead [1]. it's very difficult to kill undeads (try it in dark souls). technically they are dead already. but i think i know how to finally free gentoo from the undead realm and let it finally rest in peace. here is how: * something better than gentoo should come. e.g. something source-based and comprehensive. so far, there is no better solution than gentoo for the requirements that gentoo satisfies. therefore, gentoo cannot be freed from the "undread" realm to finally rest in peace. if you want to set gentoo free, please tell us 1 source-based distro that is as comprehensive as gentoo (or more). then we cen celebrate gentoo's freedom from the undead realm right now. ------------ [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentoo_Linux#History rgrds, cm.