package list here too, haven't checked how upto date it is

http://www.distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=gentoo


On Tue, 10 Jun 2003 11:29:42 +1200
"Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Jason, why don't you....
> 
> Check package versions which you currently use against those available from
> http://www.gentoo.org/dyn/pkgs/index.xml or
> http://gentoo-stable.iq-computing.de/
> 
> ..and see if my claim is correct about how up to date Gentoo is.
> 
> Then why not have a look at a happy Gentoo box doing an upgrade (I am sure
> there are many Gentoo users happy to show off).
> 
> I think then you may be convinced.
> 
> Regards, Robert
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:         Jason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Tuesday, 10 June 2003 11:23 a.m.
> To:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:      Re: Gentoo (was Re: OpenBSD)
> 
> Gentoo is looking more feasible by the minute...I am running out of 
> excuses not to at least try it. =)
> 
> Nick Rout wrote:
> 
> >nice -n 10 emerge -u world does it with lower priority, and doesn't seem
> >to affect other work too much. 
> >
> >nice is ..errr..... a nice feature
> >
> >On Tue, 10 Jun 2003 10:51:33 +1200
> >Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>Yeah but I'd actually like to USE my machine while it was compiling. =)
> LOL
> >>    
> >>
> 

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