Freakin awesome guys! Thank you very much for your replies. This is what I got out of it:
1) Gentoo evolves. There are no major upgrades. This is a huge "go with gentoo" point. I've never seen an operating system that didn't have issues after a major upgrade. This means an updated system with gentoo, all the time. No 'reinstall from scratch' every two years. Oh yeah, I've got software that won't work after a major upgrade. 2) Gentoo requires attention. These are production servers I'm talking about. What sysadmin doesn't check in their production servers on regular basis? Yeah, I check in the the debian servers all the time. That's on top of the automated emails I get reporting on the health of the system. Ok, I don't have to do anything to them. So, I'll have to be carefully before doing an update. I don't see that as too much to ask if I don't have to reinstall from scratch! Thanks guys! Tom
