On 9/7/06, Chris White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
So, wondering why people use Gentoo. Put [dev] or something if you're an actual gentoo dev and [user] if you're a user. Doesn't need to be fancy, you can put "community" or something if that's all you want. All responses off list please. Thanks. -- Chris White Gentoo Developer A+ | MCSE Mobile: 999-999-9999 Fax: 999-999-9999 Skype: 999-999-9999 Sattelite Phone: 999-999-9999 Home Phone: 999-999-9999
[user] I began with Mandrake which I used for a couple of years, but as updates came my machine seemed to get slower and slower (even though the hardware wasn't changing). Then I read about the fact that most distros (included Mandrake) still compiled just about everything for i386, but that Yoper was different. So I installed Yoper and I really loved how fast it made my system feel. But the elation faded very quickly as this small project had very few software packages and I had a heck of a time getting sources to compile (dependencies!). So I begin to poke at Linux from Scratch, but I knew that it would be a nightmare to maintain. Eventually, I heard about Gentoo, and I haven't looked back (~1.5 years). I even suffered (in time) through the install on my pII 300MHz machine so I could use if for a router. I toyed with other distros (in multi boot or VMWare sessions) and I just can't find anything that comes close. Also as many others have mentioned, the docs are great. I routinely use the gentoo docs to troubleshoot issues with our Red Hat boxes at work. So in summary: * Optimization * Control * Documentation * The bundled gcc screensaver ;-), as they say on tllts Troy -- "Beware of spyware. If you can, use the Firefox browser." - USA Today Download now at http://getfirefox.com Registered Linux User #354814 ( http://counter.li.org/) -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list
