Hi, On Wed, 3 Jan 2007 11:03:34 -0000 "Nelson, David (ED, PAR&D)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Has the idea of distributing custom package.mask files > occured? This way you can "mask off" certain versions of software and > hence limit updates to minor changes. You can then use these on > systems you want to keep as stable as possible, use a test machine to > test changes to the package.mask and then roll it out. Might make > management of many workstations/servers easier. Naah, it wouldn't work by itself. You would still have to have a "trusted state" portage tree in order to make sure what's _not_ masked. It's far easier to replicate a known-state portage tree. > Alternatively incorporating a custom package.mask into a custom boot > CD could provide the basis of a Gentoo-derived custom distro? > > I use the word "custom" too much. No, that's the outcome of this thread, I think. It's all about customization. Customization that makes a streamlined distro impossible to use for majority of Gentoo's users. -hwh -- [email protected] mailing list
