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Reminds me of why I finally left Gentoo. Some maintainers started believing that their default configurations where the only correct configurations. For example
by varikin 17y ago
Reminds me of why I finally left Gentoo. Some maintainers started believing that their default configurations where the only correct configurations. For example, the Apache maintainer believed the virtual hosts was the correct way to run Apache. I felt that my simple static html webpage didn't need that, so I just used /etc/apache2/httpd.conf and /var/www/htdocs/index.html plus a handfull of other static files.
Then around 2005 or so, an update to Apache replaced my httpd.conf with the default and deleted everything in htdocs and added a default index.html. Lots of people complained and the Gentoo maintainers said anyone not using virtual hosts was wrong, so it was not their fault the user's lost all their data and configuration on an upgrade.
After that, I started noticing more and more arguments from maintainers and users. Frankly, I am glad I am no longer using Gentoo and fighting their system. And I am glad I don't use Ubuntu and fighting their system either.
- kgroll 17y agoWhat operating system are you currently using? I just transitioned from Ubuntu to Gentoo, but now you've got me wondering if I have overlooked a better alternative.
- jrockway 17y agoUh, Debian? It's like Ubuntu but the packages don't break your system as often.
- pyre 17y agoIt's too bad that the last time I tried to install Debian the installer only supported WEP for wireless installation.
- jrockway 17y agoOne thing that's nice about being a long-time Linux user is that you don't even consider the possibility of installing over WiFi ;) (Though to be fair, good luck installing Windows or OS X with a 256M memory stick and a wireless router.)
- asnyder 17y agoI'm sorry he had such a bad experience with Gentoo. I personally have been using Gentoo for all our servers for the past 3-4 years now and could never go back to anything else. I love portage, ports, and use flags. It's hard to believe that Gentoo wiped out your web directory, but I can believe it. However, I am careful to make backups before I make a drastic upgrade. For example, when upgrading PostgreSQL I always make sure to back up my dbs before hand, though I've never had an issue with it wiping out. Not yet anyway.
- varikin 17y agoI really loved how portage worked as well. I started using Gentoo in 2004 because it was one of the 2 distros that initially supported AMD64—I had an AMD64 FX51. In fact, I used Gentoo until about 2 years ago, so another 3 or 4 years after that incident. I stopped using Gentoo because my home computer blew up (major hardware failure) and I had to switch from Linux to Windows at work. And I still haven't replaced my home computer. I had backups, but I actually never applied them because I decided to create a new website instead.
- jlhamilton 17y agoAfter using Ubuntu for three years I switched to Arch Linux and I like it a lot. It has a great package system, and packages are updated continually. I upgraded my desktop to Gnome 2.30 a few days ago with only a couple of minor issues.
- varikin 17y agoI am using OSX now. If I were on using Linux, I would look into Archlinux or another Debian based distro.