-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Just to be clear, I am a fan of the Gentoo project, I would just never put it anywhere near a production server or my own workstation.
On the other hand, the system rescue cd (http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page) which is a live CD based on Gentoo, it one of the most fantastic recovery tools out there. I have used it successfully several times in the last month. Shawn wrote: > On Tuesday 09 May 2006 23:46, Gustin Johnson wrote: >> <flame bait> >> I don't think we can book the room for 3 days :P >> </flame bait> > > That was the first thought to go through my head too... :) >> Seriously, whats with the binary distro bashing of Gentoo users. The >> "complete control" line is kinda silly, you can learn about your system >> at "a low level" with other distros, it is a matter of personal interest >> and motivation. > > I didn't think my comments suggested one distro was better than any other, > but > maybe it came across that way. > > The complete control line IS pushing it a bit and I did try to allude to this > in my message. Afterall, any distro can compile from source, and one could > get apt-get on a gentoo system if you really wanted. But, the comment was > one of perspective. When I install a debian system, I get a nice installer > that walks me through the process. Yes, I *could* make some choices that > will customize it much more (like partitioning, or package selection), but > you still end up at the same point when you're done - with a graphical > interface, that you now need to tweak and clean up to suit your needs. (I'm > ignoring the server install for now... that's closer to gentoo in spirit I > think, or would that be gento is closer to a debian server install.. hmmm). > But really, most mainstream distros are meant to install a base system on as > many different platforms as possible, as easily as possible. So the > installers tend to make a lot of choices on your behalf. > > With Gentoo, you start from the low level, with nothing really hidden from > you. The install doc takes you through the process very well, so it's not as > scary as it might seem at first. In the process YOU get to make the choices > the installers normally make for you, and in the process learn why the > installers choose what they do. Yes, you *could* do this process with any > other distro out there, but they weren't built for this purpose. > > So it comes down to the underlying perspective of the different distros. > Gentoo is targeted at the "tweakers", whereas Debian/Suse/Fedora/etc. are > targeted at different folks. > > The only argument for any distro that I can see is that the right one is the > one that works for YOU. > >>From what I know of Jon, I think he might have an interest in the tweaking > area, but don't think that's really what he's after. So I think he might try > Gentoo, but only for a short while. (Just an opinion Jon!!! ) > > BTW Gustin... when was the last time I called you when my gentoo system > borked??? :) Kubuntu, well, that was today (or yesterday I guess now), but > that's different.. :) > > But I agree with your sentiments as well - people think their distro of > choice > is the *right* one, so try to make other distros behave like it and are > disappointed when they can't. Hmm... I did a blog on something like this not > too long ago... (http://grover.open2space.com/node/13). > > Anyways, I think I need to get to bed... We'll go for beer and argue this > one > out.. (not that I really see an argument going on...) :) > > Shawn > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEYnMewRXgH3rKGfMRAs/CAJwPmpeAUSwPQ3T5Uu6roaIYr6mGAACfZqvN qOZavzx08qXiDUkbR5JvH60= =nJoM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
