Re: Suggestions Invited

2004-09-23 Thread John L Fjellstad
Mark Lijftogt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > time a good choice for a production enviroment, and even then it's > possible to run the stable > base, and mix it with unstable. Is that really possible, or is it just a teoretical possibility? I mean, just between Woody and current Sid, we have a di

Re: Suggestions Invited

2004-09-22 Thread Greg Folkert
On Wed, 2004-09-22 at 00:20 +0200, Sylvain Vedrenne wrote: > On Tuesday 21 September 2004 22:48, Robert Brinson wrote: > > Currently, I am a Gentoo Linux user. It is a great distribution for > > people who want fine control over their system. I enjoy being able to > > just emerge whatever_program.

Re: Suggestions Invited

2004-09-21 Thread Sean O'Dell
I was once a Gentoo fan for its emerge and quick releases, but I too got sick of compiling everything (and re-compiling when I made config mistakes) so I switched to Debian. I couldn't be happier. I have far fewer problems, far less hassle and since I use "unstable" I have pretty much the late

Re: Suggestions Invited

2004-09-21 Thread Mark Lijftogt
Hi Robert, Take a look at http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ , Chapter 2 and 6 .. and browse thru the rest if there is anything unclear. It is all on how you approach your setup. stable is mainly for the people that don't realy care for a system that has the bleeding edge of .. well, anything you ca

Re: Suggestions Invited

2004-09-21 Thread Sylvain Vedrenne
On Tuesday 21 September 2004 22:48, Robert Brinson wrote: > Currently, I am a Gentoo Linux user. It is a great distribution for > people who want fine control over their system. I enjoy being able to > just emerge whatever_program. However, I am getting a little tired of > having to compile every l

Suggestions Invited

2004-09-21 Thread Robert Brinson
Currently, I am a Gentoo Linux user. It is a great distribution for people who want fine control over their system. I enjoy being able to just emerge whatever_program. However, I am getting a little tired of having to compile every little obscure library for a point update. So, I guess you coul

Suggestions Invited

2004-09-21 Thread Robert Brinson
Currently, I am a Gentoo Linux user. It is a great distribution for people who want fine control over their system. I enjoy being able to just emerge whatever_program. However, I am getting a little tired of having to compile every little obscure library for a point update. So, I guess you c