On Tue, 16 Dec 2003, Norberto Bensa wrote:

> Jeff Smelser wrote:
> >
> > Servers don't need bleeding egde, it needs consistancy..
> >
> 
> No one is forcing you to install bleeding edge software. Install Gentoo on a 
> spare test box, test it; and if everything goes OK, put it to work. Then only 
> deploy security updates (after testing of course.) 

I think you'll find the problem comes when deploying those security 
updates via portage. Suddenly, glibc needs rebuilt, etc, etc to get the 
needed security fix.

Now, I think portage is great, but Jeff is on target that there are 
features missing for a production server.

Bill Carlson
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