[SlugLUG] Debian As A Server

[Rick Moen]

Quoting cerise at armory.com (cerise at armory.com):

> You're excused, but you're still off-path.  Gentoo doesn't really have
> official collections of software (save what you get on install CDs)
> [...]

Which is pretty much what I was referring to.  Obviously.

>    Also, "non-sequitur" doesn't mean what you think it means, unless you
> believe that my statement really has no relation to what you said.

I mean exactly what I said:  The implied conclusion simply didn't follow.

>    False.  icc's an obvious one.  So are several games-*/* entries.

Do I need to use smaller words?

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_ICC_and_Portage refers to how you emerge
the ebuild, and then comments:

  After this you need to manually download the ICC file. This is nearly
a 200mb file (dialup users take note), and can be accomplished like this

  cd /usr/portage/distfiles
  wget --passive ftp://download.intel.com/software/products/compilers/downloads/eval/preview/l_cc_p_9.0.021.tar.gz

  As with all other Portage packages, all you need to do is emerge it

  emerge -av icc

  You also need to get a license, though. Just follow the instructions in
  the ebuild and go to Intel(R)'s website, and apply for a license. After
  you get emailed one, copy it to /opt/intel/compiler90/licenses/.

  Thats it, icc is now installed :). 

If you believe that "games" ebuilds _include_ (as opposed to being
wrappers for the installation of) non-redistributable proprietary code, 
please cite specific examples, so the copyright owners can be notified 
and commence litigation.  (I'll make it easy on you:  It can be any 
ebuild that is publicly distributed, regardless of "official" nature of
any kind.)