--- Aniruddha Shankar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >
Is there anyone else on this list who uses Gentoo
> Linux ? I have tried
> many distributions over 4 years - from redhat 6.2 >
> redhat 7.0 beta >
> mandrake 7 > redhat 7 > debian potato stable >
> slackware SuSE 8 >
> mandrake 8 > debian unstable > gentoo 1.0 > mandrake
> 8 > gentoo 1.2 .
> Gentoo's an excellent distribution for a developer
> or someone wanting to
> really learn Linux rather than a few rpm command
> switches (and i'm not
> even talking about drakx and yast2) ;) . It's also
> extremely fast on
> legacy hardware as it can be compiled optimised for
> the architecture
> it's actually going to run on rather than the
> lowest-common-denominator.
> Don't want gnome support ? you got it. Don't use a
> PDA and never will ?
> Support won't be built in. Need optional wireless
> support for certain
> apps ? Pronto.
>
> With advanced features like config file protection
> and an extremely
> responsive, helpful, knowledgeable, and diverse user
> community, with
> lightning fast bugzilla turnover times and that
> great feeling of me
> being *in control* rather than the software, I truly
> feel that this
> distribution's time has come.
>
> If there's anyone in Delhi who needs Gentoo help or
> any other Linux help
> for that matter, feel free to contact me.
Well Gentoo is an excellent distribution alright, but
the portage-based installation and management process
is so involved. You cannot think of starting off with
Gentoo with a dialup access or even a 64Kbps leased
line. The higher bandwidth connectivity is so far
elusive for a lot of us in India.
Hence, Gentoo no go for the present ...
-- narsingh
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