Re: Gentoo Takes Good Care Of Its SOPHISTICATED Users

On 2024-06-02, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:

On 2024-06-02 9:41 a.m., RonB wrote:

On 2024-06-02, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:

On 2024-06-02 3:31 a.m., RonB wrote:

On 2024-06-01, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Sat, 01 Jun 2024 17:29:53 +0000, Diego Garcia wrote:
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I gots to build the latest LibreOffice-24.2.3.2 and I needs this info.
Thanks Gentoo.
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Distro lackeys can only ride along with whatever their cheap, crippled
distros shove up their asses.

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Big fucking deal. My Fedora 40 KDE spin has 24.2.3.2. All I had to do was
run 'sudo dnf upgrade' and go do something useful while all the apps,
including the kernel, are updated.

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First question, how in the world did LibreOffice get to release 24 from
release 7? Second question, who really cares if you have the latest version
of LibreOffice?

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They started using a version system similar to that of Ubuntu. To be
honest, I rather like it. Much like Windows *95*, it's comprehensible.

 
What's incomprehensible about a release number that follows the last release
number, like 8 after 7? But, oddly enough, until I read your post I didn't
see any point jumping 17 versions. It was not comprehensible to me. So what
happens in 2524?

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People don't follow a program's history, so they won't know that version
8 is current unless they look it up. However, 24.06 means that it came
out in 2024 in June, and anyone can understand that.

I understand what you're saying, but I'm smart enough to know that version 7
follows version 6 and version 8 would have followed version 7. But it's
their choice. I'm just saying it made no sense to me until you mentioned
Ubuntu, I didn't even connect "24" with 2024.

And, should I need LibreOffice 24.2.3.2 on my Linux Mint 21.2 machine, it's
a one-click, Flathub install away. So much for the "LibreOffice advantage"
when using Gentoo. But I guess compiling applications gives Diego Garcia
something to do with his life. And, if he enjoys it and "fulfills" him in
some way, more power to him.

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Larry Pietraskiewicz has the Polish mentality wherein we are not happy
unless we are fixing something. By constantly being in a state where
anything can break at any moment, Larry must be in heaven with Gentoo.

 
If that's the case, I would suggest you buy British cars and motorcycles (if
there are still any made in England). I liked my Sunbeam Alpine and my
Triumph Bonneville, but they definitely required constant tinkering. Fun to
drive/ride though.<

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I like my Japanese cars. German cars are more fun to drive, but I don't
want to be in the shop at all times. The Japanese culture and work ethic
is something I admire and I trust the fruit of their labour.

We've got a Dodge Caravan now. It's a good solid vehicle that "feels" bigger
than it is. Before that we had Hyundai which, in my opinion, was a piece of
crap. I haven't owned or driven a Japanese car in a long time. The last one
we owned was a Honda Accord, which was well built. (That's about my only
experience with a Japanese car.)

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