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On 11/19/2017 07:56 AM, Michael Palimaka wrote: |
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> Hi all, |
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> I'm collecting information about people's experiences in #gentoo. |
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Thanks! |
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> I'm interested in both good and bad experiences, with users, developers, |
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> and operators. Basically, anything that anyone would care to share would |
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> be much appreciated. |
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The lack of an ncurses setup gui/an express setup option is a major PITA |
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which is why I haven't yet used gentoo as dom0 in a production |
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environment, If something goes wrong and I am forced to re-install it |
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will take long enough for the boss to think I am bad at my job and it |
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isn't the type of thing one should do late at night. |
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Same for home too - when I get back I want to start my movie |
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watching/gaming VM and kick back. |
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I would really enjoy some type of basic ncurses management gui to assist |
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with the configuration of the litany of options to make things go |
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faster, and to help prevent 2AM mistakes. |
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I like using a CLI, but I also know that it is not always best. |
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> Feel free to contact me off-list if you'd rather not reply here (if so, |
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> please let me know if you'd like your response kept totally private - |
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> otherwise there is a chance that I might anonymise and share it). |
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Like most people I hated using gentoo until I got my first 16 core CPU |
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to ease the compile time suffering, compiling with an average dual or |
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quad core was shockingly slow when I first started using it. |
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Maybe put a list of cheap but high performance CPU's somewhere with a |
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warning to get folks ready for the compile times (ex: the opteron 6386SE |
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$130 used for 16 cores and it doesn't have ME/PSP) |
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