Received: from maia.hub.org (maia-4.hub.org [200.46.204.183]) by mail.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3570B632B5E for ; Sun, 2 May 2010 03:11:55 -0300 (ADT) Received: from mail.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.86]) by maia.hub.org (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.183]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 62593-07 for ; Sun, 2 May 2010 06:11:47 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from s15216962.onlinehome-server.info (forum.psychotherapie.org [217.160.22.205]) by mail.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 63AC36328C6 for ; Sun, 2 May 2010 03:11:46 -0300 (ADT) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by s15216962.onlinehome-server.info (8.13.3/8.13.3) with UUCP id o426Bj6M032717 for pgsql-admin@postgresql.org; Sun, 2 May 2010 08:11:45 +0200 Received: (from weigelt@localhost) by nibiru.metux.de (8.12.10/8.12.10) id o41GpDp7016740 for pgsql-admin@postgresql.org; Sat, 1 May 2010 18:51:13 +0200 Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 18:51:13 +0200 From: Enrico Weigelt To: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org Subject: Re: linux standard layout Message-ID: <20100501165113.GD24971@nibiru.local> Reply-To: weigelt@metux.de Mail-Followup-To: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org References: <4B9605AA.5070206@diaspora.gen.nz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4B9605AA.5070206@diaspora.gen.nz> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Terror: bin laden, kill bush, Briefbombe, Massenvernichtung, KZ, X-Nazi: Weisse Rasse, Hitlers Wiederauferstehung, 42, X-Antichrist: weg mit schaeuble, ausrotten, heiliger krieg, al quaida, X-Killer: 23, endloesung, Weltuntergang, X-Doof: wer das liest ist doof X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.851 tagged_above=-10 required=5 tests=BAYES_00=-1.9, DATE_IN_PAST_12_24=1.049 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 201005/11 X-Sequence-Number: 34484 * Rodger Donaldson wrote: > Agreed. This is particularly the case once one starts thinking about > security updates and so on - my experience is that hand-rolling from > source tends to result in patching lagging far behind after a while. Depends on whether you have an proper QM and build machinery in the back. I'm often work in embedded or specific appliance environments and have developed my several tools which make this easier. (feel free to contact me personally if you're interested) cu -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrico Weigelt == metux IT service - http://www.metux.de/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit the OpenSource QM Taskforce: http://wiki.metux.de/public/OpenSource_QM_Taskforce Patches / Fixes for a lot dozens of packages in dozens of versions: http://patches.metux.de/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------