On 8/29/06, Dean Michael Berris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
i found gentoo responding faster as a desktop running on 256mb ram on a pentium-m than than say opensuse. ;)
there are binary ebuilds for those who'd prefer it. but it seems to defeat the purpose.
oh certainly... its more of a user perception. but like i said, it really would depend how you build the system, what kernel modules do you have set on. and all that. the response time on the same box (pentium-m, 256mb ram laptop) running opensuse 10 and gentoo differ with gentoo being faster. perhaps it is largely because i tuned in a lot of stuff in the gentoo kernel and kept the opensuse thing to the standard option.
i find it rarely happens when you use the standard packages since those are stable enough. though i prefer masked packages. i like living on the edge. ;)
not really. gentoo updates almost every 24 hours. all you need is to emerge, you could probably set cron to do the job for you but i'd advice against it... updating has its dangers and you can say about that with every distro and every piece of software.
it would really depend on the situation. it takes about a day to get a box running to full spec, depending really on what kind of packages you select. optimization over general specs? or a myriad other consideration.
ah yes support, the killer word :)) people always expect someone to watch their back. it is our way.
i know. some people prefer the safety of a toyota-class car, or the comfort of a bmw-class car... gentoo is not for everybody. i associate gentoo with a formula one race car or a roadster--- customized, optimized for a particular purpose. it isn't for the faint at heart. gentoo carries a lot of risk but when tuned to your needs can be great box.
to each his own i guess :)
cheers.
Sorry, but doing an update/upgrade on a piece of software and
requiring a recompile is not blazing fast.
i found gentoo responding faster as a desktop running on 256mb ram on a pentium-m than than say opensuse. ;)
there are binary ebuilds for those who'd prefer it. but it seems to defeat the purpose.
And besides, it's only as blazing fast as your hardware anyway --
compiling everything from source for your platform gives you an
illusion that it should run faster, which is not always the case.
oh certainly... its more of a user perception. but like i said, it really would depend how you build the system, what kernel modules do you have set on. and all that. the response time on the same box (pentium-m, 256mb ram laptop) running opensuse 10 and gentoo differ with gentoo being faster. perhaps it is largely because i tuned in a lot of stuff in the gentoo kernel and kept the opensuse thing to the standard option.
And
if the compile fails, then what?
i find it rarely happens when you use the standard packages since those are stable enough. though i prefer masked packages. i like living on the edge. ;)
But maybe if I had all the time in the world in between updates and
not really. gentoo updates almost every 24 hours. all you need is to emerge, you could probably set cron to do the job for you but i'd advice against it... updating has its dangers and you can say about that with every distro and every piece of software.
the client can wait a few days to get the system *set-up*, then maybe
it would really depend on the situation. it takes about a day to get a box running to full spec, depending really on what kind of packages you select. optimization over general specs? or a myriad other consideration.
I'd consider Gentoo. Support? I just might have to dream on.
ah yes support, the killer word :)) people always expect someone to watch their back. it is our way.
Thanks, but no thanks. ;)
i know. some people prefer the safety of a toyota-class car, or the comfort of a bmw-class car... gentoo is not for everybody. i associate gentoo with a formula one race car or a roadster--- customized, optimized for a particular purpose. it isn't for the faint at heart. gentoo carries a lot of risk but when tuned to your needs can be great box.
to each his own i guess :)
cheers.
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