Portage 2.1 moving to RPM...

jrz · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 4:01 am Post subject:

hehe, RPMs are absolutely "pristine author's sources" that's one of RPM's principles, any patch are included in and applied at build time but they are always author's sources. also rpm has a "PROVIDES" field which might work nicely with USE flags :-)

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tecknojunky · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 5:09 am Post subject:

I will never again read news on April 1st. Microsoft buys Linux, that was an obvious one, but Portage going rpm!?! I was confused since Gentoo is source based.

I got this news from the Linux Today Newsletter which links you directly to the GWN, which in turn throw you that very solonely. I tought "Oh no, I'm gonna have to learn how to cast spells".

Glad it's only a joke, but I did not found it particularly of good taste. At least, some did. I guess it's too much emotions for me.
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Wrawrat · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 6:20 am Post subject:

I had at least two heart attacks in 2 minutes with this joke.

I said profanies about Gentoo to all my friends, I was ready to flame some serious developer asses... until I reread the date of the newsletter. Then I felt stupid. :oops:

That's the best April's Fool I read yesterday. I hope this nightmare won't happen for real someday. Portages rules.

zypher · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 11:35 am Post subject:

This one's pretty good, too (imho)

http://www.webattack.com/get/win2lin.shtml
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bootle · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 3:39 pm Post subject: even portage under review

According to rumors among certain gentoo insiders, even portage is going to be replaced
with a highly customized version of InstallShield, which runs perfectly on WINE.

Ellidi · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 3:47 pm Post subject:

I actually found this joke to be quite amusing :)
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JeroenV · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 5:18 pm Post subject:

Pfffffff

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Zacay · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Posts: 95

shiit.. man.. I have been mad for 2 days now.. and finally I realize its a joke!!!

This is not funny!!!!
I really was mad for 2 days.. I am so happy now.. I am gonna party !!

love gentoo portage system.. ebuilds.. emerge... use variables...!!!

huntrckr · n00b Joined: 25 Aug 2002 Posts: 7 Location: South Africa

I was fully prepared for any major April Fools jokes on April 1st. But then, I was helping my best friend move into his new flat all of Aptil 1st, and I never got around to reading my E-Mail...

Date: April 2nd
Time: 8pm
Place: Comfy chair infront of best linux distro out there
Activity: Reading GWN Newsletter

gigel · Guru Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 369 Location: .se/.ro

Kulfaangaren! · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 7:44 pm Post subject: Re: Liberty bell etc.

PowerFactor · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2003 12:08 am Post subject: Re: Liberty bell etc.

joebaker@dcresearch.com · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2003 4:33 am Post subject: Devistation

Can't believe how a piece of news like this could send me into action so quickly.
Well, now at least I'm registered with the forums.

If it's true that LSB requires RPM, it might not be a bad thing to wedge an RPM option into the mix, but never give up ebuilds and portage. It is an amazingly unique selling point for Gentoo.

-Joe Baker
Now in Burlington, Wisconsin

Kulfaangaren! · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2003 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: Devistation

c_kuzmanic · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2003 5:52 pm Post subject:

Oh Man, Good one

Once I can breath again i think I'll fire off a very strongly worded email to the prankster in charge:)

canthus13 · n00b Joined: 06 Dec 2002 Posts: 5

Whew. As I read this, my mind started racing, planning a fork of Gentoo. Thank god it's a prank. I really hate running huge projects.

Canthus

hassan_1321 · n00b Joined: 05 Nov 2002 Posts: 36

..awww man this scared me to death...I know I'm kind of late but I was on vacation all week...I boot up my machine read my GWN and started bitching right away! :oops:

good thing I came to these forums...did they officially say April fools?? :?:

....oh nevermind I see the note :oops:

masseya · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2003 3:52 pm Post subject:

A friend of mine works for the Purdue Exponent and wrote an editorial on April Fools jokes that summarizes my opinion of them pretty well.

I love a good April Fools joke. I also love a good geek joke. The GWN was the best of both worlds.

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biggms · n00b Joined: 20 Dec 2002 Posts: 39

DOH!!!

Didn't check my mail to 04/04/03, so not April Fools, thought it must be serious!

Good prank guys!

BTW some1 owes me the 20years of my life i just lost from the heart attack

Hmmm, wonder what next years will be??
Gentoo moves to FAT32
Gentoo changes name to Windnux
Gentoo removes free downloads - releases Live Eval CD

Now thats some scary stuff!
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Yeric · Apprentice Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Posts: 150

Well if it was a joke it had me too :oops:

However I am still not entirely sure it is a joke, I remeber reading somewhere in a previous GWN about Gentoo and LSB, and striving to reach the standars, if you check out LSB site it states something about RPMS there, I didn't read itall because it bored me half way through, why cant they make these sites a bit more interesting ?

Maybe it is a clever ploy by Gentoo to judge users reactions and gauge the way forward from that ?

Who knows, if it goes to RPM we can spend many a wasted hour fixing dependency nightmares

Keyed · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2003 2:43 pm Post subject:

Well it definitely flashed a bunch of emotions across me in a hurry. I hope it was just a joke

. I'm glad I checked the forums because I was still wondering what to do next, I have also made the Redhat -> Bluehat ->Gentoo journey and I like Gentoo as it is

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christsong84 · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2003 10:09 pm Post subject:

RedHat->BlueHat->Gentoo? After RedHat, I avoided RPM based distro's totally...my route was RedHat->Slackware->Debian->Gentoo...my heart also faded fast when I heard about RPM...glad it's not real. :lol:

patsonrt1 · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2003 9:08 pm Post subject:

I did not read the news until today. I almost shiate my pants when I saw that. My fellow employees couldn't understand why the obsenities from my area! I shoulda read the line at the end before freaking!!!