On Monday 26 February 2007, Chris Gianelloni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-desktop] Openssh really needed in desktop profiles?': > In other words, Release Engineering wouldn't make a profile that > *removes* things from base, unless it was incompatible, such as removing > a package which isn't available due to an incompatibility.
Okay, that makes sense. But, I don't really think virtual/ssh should be in the most fundamental profile either. It's simply not that essential for a running Gentoo system. > We have a > simple rule, as things go to the right in our profiles, they go more > specific, and are additive from the parent. I like that rule. > The *only* way we would > remove virtual/ssh from the desktop profile would mean removing it from > base, then moving it to every single leaf profile *except* the desktop > ones. Or perhaps, only the few where ssh is part of the system packages like server-specific profiles, no need to maintain the status quo when you are already make a change of the same scope. > You can probably guess why we don't want to do that. Yeah. > Of course, > Bo's solution really is the quickest without resorting to any further > tricks. If you want a custom profile (which you do if you don't want > virtual/ssh), then create one. ;] How quickly will by bugs get closed with responses like "Use a standard profile, ricer!", then? Seriously, I get enough flak for -O3. (It has yet to actually have been a problem.) -- Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. ,= ,-_-. =. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ((_/)o o(\_)) ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy `-'(. .)`-' http://iguanasuicide.org/ \_/ New GPG Key! Old key expires 2007-03-25. Upgrade NOW!
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