On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Dale <[email protected]> wrote: <SNIP> > > It's sort of funny in a way. I hardly ever go to the Gentoo website. I > follow this list and -dev and learn that way.
I can understand that. I sort of operate that way. I think that there really is a next step which is when you hit a problem like this take a look at the Gentoo docs as well as write the list. I admit I often, or even mostly, write the list first, but I think most of this stuff is documented somewhere so it's a good thing to look at the docs also. (At least once in awhile...) ;-) > I sync usually each > Friday or Saturday and usually by the time I get the packages downloaded > over my slow dial-up, if there are any problems with something it will > be on the list by then. I do on occasion search the forums. I'm going > through the qt blockages now but I still have a lot to download yet. > That qt-core package is huge. Almost like OOo. Then there are the > brothers, sisters and children of that thing to go with it. Gentoo is a hard distro to run on a slow speed interface. It's just not set up for that. > > I need broadband something awful. I don't think sticking a stick of > dynamite under AT&T would do any good at all either Good luck and do find something faster. It will improve your experience, I expect. > > Dale > > :-) :-) > >
