[gnome-base/gnome-2.22.2] is ready in portage, that MAY lead me to being able to unmask FF3 and keep everything else working. Trying it out. Removed epiphany and FF masking, try an emerge world again.
emerge --unmerge ghostscript-esp gnome-applets gst-plugins-ugly ghostscript-gpl totem gnome-control-center
emerge -DavuN world (163 packages!)
We’ll see how it goes…