Chad wrote: > Do you mean something like Gentoo? Where we really don't have > "releases" like this, but rather just have updated packages that we > roll out when we update, and every couple of months maybe do an update > world? I'm a fan of that type of option, where I get a new kernel and > new packages as they are released, not waiting for the next major > release cycle to update. One of the reasons I keep moving back to > Gentoo is exactly that reason, I don't have to wait to get a new > kernel, I don't have to beat everyone to the mirror on release day, > and I don't have a massive spike in my network usage.
Quite true. On the desktop, I like to use the latest releases of everything so I feel more connected with the latest developments in the open source world. Gentoo is the only distribution I know of that makes such a thing possible without gobbling up my time. OTOH, for computers that non-geeks depend on (particularly servers), binary distributions with a 5 year support cycle are much nicer. Shane /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
