> >> Before I decide, if I want to use a distribution, I want to know > >> something about it. Here are my questions and I need answers to draw a > >> conclusion. > > > > I'm willing to bet that most people choose a distro based on install > > ease, choice of packages, built-in tools, and so on -- NOT the > > "political" idealogy of the distro. > > How this can help *me*?
It can help *you* by giving you an idea of the personal philosophies of folks who use and contribute (with support, etc) to the project. It may not be developers for the most part, but the people on this list are folks who are attracted to this project and you can get an idea of their philosophy, since that seems to be the only thing you care about in a Linux distribution, based on their answers to you. > Do you think what "most people do" is a good reason to change my > criterions? No, but just because you have different criteria than most people doesn't mean that most people should be required to answer questions for you. Especially since the Gentoo Web site has most of the answers you need if you go looking for them. At a minimum, it's pretty clear who the chief developer is. If you want to know how he feels about things and how he runs the project, go to him directly. While I seem to recall that his e-mail was a link on the Web site that doesn't seem to be there anymore, it's still quite trivial to find his e-mail address. > BTW most people use MS Windows, do you follow advices you give to other > people? Not sure what this means. I use MS Windows AND Linux (look, he's bi-lingual!) because I'm far less concerned about philosophy/politics than I am about usability and capability and there are still things Windows and Windows apps do better, more easily, etc. I have also used Solaris, HP-UX, Primos, VM/CMS, DOS, CP/M, VMS, BSD, and a handful of other operating systems. It's more about what the best (or correct) tool for the job is than it is about whether the developers believe a certain thing for me. Ric -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
