On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 4:49 AM, Paul Malherbe<p...@tartan.co.za> wrote: > I totally agree with your comments. I have been using gentoo in corporate > environments for the past 5 years mainly as servers but also as desktop > systems and yet have to find another distro to compare with its flexibility > and package management.
I'm using Ubuntu on my laptop, and I'm experimenting with Gentoo on my desktop. My only issue with Gentoo is that often I find the regular upgrades somewhat painful, requiring too much intimate knowledge of the software involved. For customization in Ubuntu or Debian, I find it simple enough to grab tarballs and build them in custom locations. I've actually had more problems doing this in Gentoo, which is odd since Gentoo is source-based. As a busy father of two, I find I often just can't keep up with the changes in the Gentoo world. I only have so much time, and sysadmining my boxes should be a small part of my day, not a full-time job. Mike
