1 |
Andrej Kacian wrote: |
2 |
|
3 |
>On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 08:05:39 -0400 |
4 |
>xyon <xyon@×××××××××××.com> wrote: |
5 |
> |
6 |
> |
7 |
> |
8 |
>>Then perhaps Gentoo isn't the distro for you.. I chose Gentoo because it |
9 |
>>is sort of LFS-like, but with a fraction of the time to setup. Maybe a |
10 |
>>binary-based distribution like RedHat or Debian would fit you better. ;) |
11 |
>> |
12 |
>> |
13 |
> |
14 |
>The fraction-of-time-to-setup feature comes from the fact that portage |
15 |
>(package manager) does most of the work for you - and that was exactly my |
16 |
>point - emerging xorg-x11 is much less time-consuming than downloading, |
17 |
>patching and compiling it manually, which is not something everyone can afford |
18 |
>to invest time into. |
19 |
> |
20 |
>Note that I politely ignore your binary-distro argument. |
21 |
> |
22 |
> |
23 |
> |
24 |
I have to agree with the portage point. In fact, I think the three |
25 |
reasons Gentoo is where it's at is because of the following: |
26 |
|
27 |
1. They have the best documentation out of any distribution. Just |
28 |
think about the first time you installed it. How easy was it because of |
29 |
the documentation, and how much did you learn? |
30 |
|
31 |
2. It's ports based. I remember the days of rpmfind when I used |
32 |
RedHat. That was a nightmare. Portage is pretty much up-to-date, bug |
33 |
free (the programs being installed, that is), and easy to use if you |
34 |
take the small amount of time to learn the commands. Again, this ties |
35 |
into the great documentation. |
36 |
|
37 |
3. The user forums. The forums are what I like most about Gentoo. It's |
38 |
has the best community of users and developers of any distro. It's easy |
39 |
find an answer, ask a question, and get a reasonable response! Without |
40 |
it, I think that most people would have thrown up their hands in |
41 |
frustration. |
42 |
|
43 |
|
44 |
|
45 |
|
46 |
|
47 |
-- |
48 |
gentoo-security@g.o mailing list |