Re: [gentoo-user] Is Gentoo Healthy? (The Return)

2007-07-03 Thread Edgar Contreras

I think gentoo is stuck with the release of new tools, new ideas..
I've been worried about the Weekly Newsletter too, but you only have
to read planet.gentoo.org to see that the wheel stills moving on, and
stills healthy. I think there's a lot more gentoo for the years to
come.

On 7/3/07, Grant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

In December 2006 I started a thread titled Is Gentoo Healthy? in
which I was roundly put down for raising the possibility that the
decline in the number of Gentoo users could possibly affect the
remaining Gentoo users in a negative way.

Is everyone still toeing that line?  The Gentoo Weekly Newsletter
hasn't been published in almost two months.  Is Gentoo destined to be
just another distro starved for contributors and struggling to stay up
to date?  If so, I really misjudged it.  The meta approach of Gentoo
is superior to any other in my mind, and I think it's growth and
potential are being stunted by the we don't need them attitude which
perpetuates Gentoo's lack of usability features for beginners.

Gentoo needs as many users as possible to reach its potential.  It's a
short-sighted mistake to think that non-contributing users do Gentoo
no good.  Non-contributing users become contributors as time passes.
Car mechanics all start as car drivers.

- Grant
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Re: [gentoo-user] alternatives to audacious?

2007-06-05 Thread Edgar Contreras

I just downloaded myself and compiled it I couldn't find a replacement 

On 6/4/07, Denis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

What are some alternatives to Audacious mp3/CD player?  I really liked
the old XMMS and used it right up until it was taken off portage.
Audacious seems to resemble XMMS closely enough, but it seems more
fragile.  I have it working well on one gentoo box, but on this box, I
am just having no luck getting it to run without errors (won't read
audio CD, master volume control is not functional, playlist errors on
start-up... )  I'm looking for something with a GUI rather than a
command-line player.

Thanks.
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