[gobolinux-users] Idea for Gobolinux binary distribution

[Michael Homer]

I don't get how any of this is different to how Gobo packages work
now. Mounting your "livecd" is `InstallPackage Foo<tab>`, trashing is
`RemoveProgram Foo && rm -rf /Programs/Foo`. I may be misunderstanding
you here, though.

You said that if they "who are statedly not part of the overall
distribution maintenance, can develop an application that works
specifically for or with that distribution" then it looks better; I
built Freshen this way, and it's very much tied to the Gobo system,
obviously. That's a trivial example, but anything else could happen
the same way.

Gobo has much better third-party support than Gentoo; installing
something that isn't in Portage is a substantial pain (you have to a)
write an ebuild or b) find an overlay with it in it. Binaries are
generally out.). An overlay would be basically the same as adding
additional repositories for Recipes or packages.

I have a strong feeling I'm missing something in what you said,
though, I just can't put my finger on what.
-Michael