On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:26:23 +0400, Andrey Gerasimenko wrote: > I do not see how it is hard to create a minimal installation CD image > every time new hardware support is added into the kernel,
Then do it. Open source gives you the opportunity to make things happen yourself instead of whining that others won't do it. The build tools are in portage, so there's nothing stopping anyone from producing an updated minimal install CD, as has already been posted to the forums. > or new gcc > version goes stable, or new portage version goes stable. These are irrelevant. As long as the CD boots, recognises your core hardware - which really comes down to disk controllers and network interfaces - and installs a working system, the rest can be updated post-install. A major GCC update is the exception to this rule, but that is precisely the sort of thing that needs extensive testing on a range of platforms rather than a rushed release. -- Neil Bothwick Honk if you love peace and quiet.
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