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#1 2008-04-01 23:01:47
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Good April Fools Joke!
http://www.gentoo.org/news/en/gwn/20030 … #doc_chap1
1. Gentoo News
Summary
* Portage 2.1 to adopt RPM format for LSB compliance
* Gentoo/PPC team restructuring
* Release schedule announced for Gentoo Linux 1.4_rc4Portage 2.1 to adopt RPM format for LSB compliance
In what will likely prove to be a controversial decision, Portage 2.1 will adopt the RPM format for all packages moving forward. The use of ebuilds will be deprecated in favor of the defacto RPM standard. The primary driver for this decision was to ensure compliance with the Linux Standard Base specification, which mandates RPM support for package management.
The developers have been hard at work to make this migration as easy as possible. Already a proof-of-concept ebuild2rpm script is in place and being tested by a pilot group of developers. Unfortunately, because of the architectural differences between the two formats, some features will not be supported once Gentoo moves to RPM. USE variables are one such feature; sandbox security is another. However, the added benefit brought about by full LSB compliance should far outweigh the loss of these two minor features.
Additionally, because of LSB's required library support, the xfree86 package will move to become part of the base Gentoo Linux system, rather than an optional addition. Users interested in learning more about the Linux Standard Base should read the LSB FAQ or the full LSB 1.3 specification.
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#2 2008-04-02 00:16:20
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Re: Good April Fools Joke!
Haha. :-P
I love Linux devs, they have the best sense of humor.
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#3 2008-04-02 00:18:57
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Re: Good April Fools Joke!
Yeah it's classic, literally: 2003-04-01... But it's a good one :-)
Haven't been here in a while. Still rocking Arch. 
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#4 2008-04-02 01:49:22
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Re: Good April Fools Joke!
Okay I can't seem to find where it comes from...What is Viva la Deutschland?
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#5 2008-04-02 03:04:55
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Re: Good April Fools Joke!
April Fools = Abril Phools....There is a filter set on anyone who spells Abril Phools correctly to April Fools (I just typed the properly spelled version of Abril Phools, and it converted it to April Fools) Try it yourself if you want.
Stop looking at my signature. It betrays your nature.
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#6 2008-04-02 03:05:27
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Re: Good April Fools Joke!
Yeah it's classic, literally: 2003-04-01... But it's a good one :-)
Sorry just found it today while reading the announcement:
http://www.gentoo.org/news/20080401-release-beta1.xml
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#7 2008-04-02 03:45:51
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Re: Good April Fools Joke!
Sigi wrote:Yeah it's classic, literally: 2003-04-01... But it's a good one :-)
Sorry just found it today while reading the announcement:
Me too, that's why I saw it 
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#8 2008-04-02 17:14:54
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#9 2008-04-02 18:25:25
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Re: Good April Fools Joke!
It made it on to Distrowatch as well. Hehehe
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