Gentoo is about choices pure and simple. On Thu, 2005-01-20 at 17:59 +0100, Fr�d�ric Grosshans wrote: > Le jeudi 13 janvier 2005 � 17:09 +0100, Martoni a �crit : > > On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 18:21:22 -0500, Nicholas Pappas > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello all. > > > > > > I am sorry - but these threads almost get me into flame war mode. What > > you are saying is "I like Gentoo - but I don't like Gentoo". It makes > > no sense what so ever. One of the basic points with using Gentoo, > > IMHO, is that it *is* a source based distro. > > I think that's a common misconception about gentoo. If you read the > "Philosophy of Gentoo", at > http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/philosophy.xml , you can read > > We have become known as a "from source" distribution, but the > heart of the Gentoo concept is not "from source." "From source" > is an important and key aspect of Gentoo, and something that was > and will continue to be necessary for Gentoo, but it is not the > only issue or most fundamental issue. The most fundamental issue > is designing a technology that allows us and others to do what > they want to do, without restriction. > > and, a little further down > > It's important that our tools support binary packages, because > binary packages are widely used and widely in demand in the > Linux community. If our tools don't support binary packages, > then we can't claim that our tools are designed to allow a user > to do anything he or she might want to do. > > So Nicholas' demand semmes to be an official objective of the Gentoo > community, and he doesn't deserve to be flamed at all ! > > -- Douglas James Dunn cell: (724) 316-8266 Secretary Phi Mu Delta Mu Theta chapter Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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