[gentoo-dev] Kudos

[Tony Williams]

Hi Gentoo Folk,

I just had to write you an email to say how impressed I am with Gentoo. 
I've been using Linux since SLS came on 50 floppies, and I've finally 
found a distro that I feel comfortable with. It might not be for 
everyone, but I really like the control I get in the install procedure, 
plus the knowledge it builds up about how the system is put together. 
That's already standing me in good stead as I configure this new box 
just the way I like it - and the desktop setup guide on your site is top 
notch.

In fact I had a grand total of *one* problem throughout the whole 
install, and that was easily worked around. That includes all the usual 
nasties of getting X, scroll mouse, networking and audio set up.

In case you're wondering what the problem was, the MAKEDEV command tries 
to create files with a "-" suffix in /dev and then move them to have the 
correct name afterwards. This fails on my system, so I just made sure it 
wasn't overwriting any existing files and edited MAKEDEV to skip the 
rename step. This was when I really began to appreciate the level of 
information I'd picked up during the install and the power it puts at my 
fingertips. Muhahahaaa, I'm a script kiddy now ;)

Anyway, talk is cheap so I decided to put my money where my mouth is and 
I just sent you $20 to support your development efforts. Or buy a beer; 
you've certainly earned it :)

Cheers!

-- 
Tony Williams
tonyw@×××××.net