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On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:58:04 +0000, Mick wrote: |
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> Since this is the gentoo-user mailing list I better explain that |
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> routing of parcels is performed so as to minimise journeys (hence fuel |
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> and driver costs) for the company, rather than minimise delivery time |
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> for the end customer. Usually they may delay a journey to make sure |
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> that the lorries always run full of goods back and forth. Service |
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> level agreements may mean that they will on occasion run less full than |
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> they would like to so as to not exceed maximum delivery timescales. |
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> I am led to believe that this is the case even when the goods are to be |
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> used on a PC running Gentoo Linux ... ;-) |
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Isn't there a USE flag to speed things up? |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Always proofread carefully to see if you any words out. |