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@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ specifically for your host operating system. Building manually or installing a
binary package from a remote repository are valid and real alternatives. The binary package from a remote repository are valid and real alternatives. The
RSB provides the specific service of repeatably being able to build tool sets RSB provides the specific service of repeatably being able to build tool sets
from source code. The process leaves you with the source code used to build from source code. The process leaves you with the source code used to build
the tools and the ability to rebuilt it. the tools and the ability to rebuild it.
If you are developing a system or product that has a long shelf life or is used If you are developing a system or product that has a long shelf life or is used
in a critical piece of infrastructure that has a long life cycle being able to in a critical piece of infrastructure that has a long life cycle being able to
@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ changing world of the host development machines. If your tool set is binary and
you have lost the ability to build it you have lost a degree of control and you have lost the ability to build it you have lost a degree of control and
flexibility open source gives you. Fast moving host environments are flexibility open source gives you. Fast moving host environments are
fantastic. We have powerful multi-core computers with huge amounts of memory fantastic. We have powerful multi-core computers with huge amounts of memory
and state of the art operating systems to run on them however the product or and state of the art operating systems your development uses however the
project you are part of may need to be maintained well past the life time of product or project you are part of may need to be maintained well past the life
these host. Being able to build from source an important and critical part of time of these host. Being able to build from source is an important and
this process because you can move to a newer host and create an equivalent tool critical part of this process because you can move to a newer host and create
set. an equivalent tool set.
Building from source provides you with control over the configuration of the Building from source provides you with control over the configuration of the
package you are building. If all or the most important dependent parts are package you are building. If all or the most important dependent parts are