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List:       gentoo-dev
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-dev]  Re: reorganization of /var/lib gentoo-related
From:       Marius Mauch <genone () gentoo ! org>
Date:       2008-12-31 18:15:10
Message-ID: 20081231191510.76d66c6c.genone () gentoo ! org
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On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:15:54 +0100
Fabio Rossi <rossi.f@inwind.it> wrote:

> On Wednesday 31 December 2008, Jeremy Olexa wrote:
> > Fabio Rossi wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 31 December 2008, Duncan wrote:
> > >> Except that... in theory, some or all of those apps could
> > >> technically be used on/for other distributions and platforms as
> > >> well.
> > >
> > > Yes, this is the theory but I think they'll be never ported to
> > > other distributions.
> >
> > sabayon doesn't use these apps? How about gentoo based livecds,
> > etc. ?
> 
> Ok, you're right. But I wasn't speaking about gentoo-based
> distributions...

Well, a few people have actually been using portage on rpm-based distros
as well in the past. Granted that was usually quite a hack and required
a few modifications, but it might not be as impossible as you think.

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