Canek Peláez Valdés wrote: > You can get as much vertical integration with Gentoo as with any other > distro. The problem (and I think this is the point Greg is trying to > make) is that it will be harder (not impossible, just harder) if most > of Gentoo developers really believe that every single possible > combination of hardware, software, init systems, and even OS kernels > should be supported.
And even if it isn't harder, the main point for *many* competent users is that they have to do it themselves. Many extremely skilled peers of mine simply do not want to. They tried to do it, just not on Gentoo, and they have been burnt so badly by whatever distribution they tried that they basically swear off Linux completely for lack of time messing around, and just buy fruit computers. I have always appreciated the ability to customize, and I want to do it. The framework for customization that is Gentoo easily surpasses everything else that I have seen, and that's thanks to all the developers. But it means nothing for someone who wants to open a box, switch on the power, and go online to $socialmediasite or $emailprovider. //Peter
