Re: Debian vs Gentoo versatility (NOT PERFORMANCE)
On Mon, May 19, 2003 at 08:34:39PM +0200, Sami Dalouche wrote:
> oh, just another thing I think of. nothing to do with the build system,
> but why doesn't debian use decent default dependencies ? For example,
> why isn't devfs part of the base system
Because, among other things (a) lots of kernel developers don't like it,
(b) it's still experimental in current kernels, (c) it's excessively
confusing to just about everyone wrt device names.
And (d)... it's just not necessary. If you like it, use it, that's the
only way it'll EVER get any better, but don't force it down people's
throats as a default.
> , or why isn't xinetd the default (over inetd) ?
This is personal preference again, I think... gods know xinetd has had its
share of security holes, and I can't think of a good reason to use it OTHER
than its supposed greater security.
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