On Thursday 20 February 2003 00:43, Tyler Trafford wrote:

> Redhat attempts to provide you with a complete, pre-made, OS solution.
>
> Gentoo provides the bare-bones, tools, and a big sign that says "Do
> It Yourself" in large, menancing, script.

        Too funny!  :)

        Of course, the good thing about this system is that once I've finished 
the do-it-myself part (setup), maintaining and upgrading is fairly 
painless.  (Aside from the occasional mind-boggling mystery, such as 
"Where in the World is index.sgml?"  ;)  After a few more weeks of 
therapy, my psychologist tells me, I should be able to deal with the 
complete lack of cute little wizards.

        DIY isn't that bad -- for instance making an ebuild for a program that 
doesn't already have one is easier than making an RPM in the same 
situation!  

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