On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 11:47:50 -0700 (PDT), Chris de Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message << [EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> Volunteers needed! >> http://debtoo.org > Arnt Karlsen<[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote > .."* This website sucks." Toss it in http://validator.w3.org/ ;-) Thats a great site Arnt I especially like how it tells you what line is wrong. I added it too my quick links, I will keep it handy for emailing web masters. I just have one question for all you folks who like to compile every single package, what are the benefits? It seems like this site and review had Debian on top, Debian was only compiled with I386. Please excuse the long url: http://articles.linmagau.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=227&page=1 Also Isn't Gentoo starting to introduce binaries of packages to ease installation? I wonder how the package manager keeps up with the added stress of keeping track of source as well as binary applications? What happens if you have the same package from source and binary? It makes me think that they are adding more complexity to the system, I wonder how that effects stability? Seems like people like the idea of compiling their own packages more than the benefit it will create. I would like to see more reviews of source distro's vs binary distro's. I would also like to see a comparison between major packages, such as KDE, Gnome 2, XFree86, compiled from source vs binary. I also know that it might be pointless because someone could compile with all the speed flags while the binary they choose might be compiled for stability, and a wider user base. Such as was in the test mentioned above. I also would like to know how source distro's handle security updates? Do you have to recompile your application with the new security patches? Seems Admins wouldn't like this idea, especially if linux becomes more mainstream, more kiddie scripters take up attacking linux systems. Wasn't it mentioned that it would be almost impossible to have a complete source release of Debian? Seems like it would be a lot of work, might as well just stick to Gentoo since they have the source release pretty much covered. If someone can show a nice chart showing the speed increase compared to stability of Gentoo vs Debian, I would be more than happy to put Gentoo on a box. But I won't hold my breath! Rthoreau -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
