--- Doug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had two questions to ask you guys. First, John, > how do you like the portage system in gentoo. I > understand it's similar to bsd, but my brushings > with bsd are few and far between.
Portage is great. It is based on the BSD ports tree concept, which means you have a directory tree of software categories (net, games, security, etc...) with apps in each category to install, minus the source code. You browse the dirs, find what you want, then 'emerge desiredappname'. Portage looks at the build script for the app, downloads the source code from the authoritative source, then compiles it. Don't let the BSD associations scare you. *BSD are actually _really_ nice little OSs that emphasizes adherence to standards (POSIX, etc.), correctness, stability and security. Now that I think about it, how many people on this mailing list have an interest in *BSD? > Secondly, I got a hankerin for a spendin alot of > money, and I want a laptop. So I was looking at > alienware's new laptop. MMMMmmmmm..... nice. > http://www.alienware.com/main/system_pages/area51-m.asp > They'll leave as much unpartitioned space as I > want, although they won't give me a completely blank > slate. Anyone see any problems puttin linux on one > of these babies? Nope. The newer Linux kernels and distros will work great. I've used RedHat 7.1 and 7.2 on my Sony Vaio with few problems, and now I'm using Gentoo on it. > I personally wouldn't think so, > but I've never owned a laptop and don't know about > the trials and tribulations that go with gettin > linux to work on one. It Linux boots on it, you should have no problems. Ask Alienware about Linux compatibility. Good luck! John Hebert __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
