Re: *****SPAM***** Re: Debian Troll

[Mark <mark@bish.net>]

It takes me 30 minutes to install Debian.  How long does it take Gentoo?

*hint: I already know the answer.*


On Sun, 23 Feb 2003 mike808@users.sourceforge.net wrote:

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> > Well, you asked for a raise of hands for Gentoo.  I can't raise my hand
> > on that one, but I can do a little trolling...
> >
> > What could possibly make Gentoo better than Debian?
>
> Dunno. You think I should try that? Does it build from scratch with
> everything optimized for my platform?
>
> The most important question is: Is the install easier (or equivalent) to Gentoo?
>
> Gentoo, for the uninformed has a process where you unpack a small tarball
> containing mainly gcc and the linker. It then downloads the source for
> binutils and gcc and the linker, compiles them on your box, switches to
> the newly compiled gcc, and bootstraps everything else from there from source
> over the net.
>
> I haven't checked out the progeny installer as posted earlier.
>
> I'm tired of pre-compiled RPMs that never seem to have the same options
> I have in my kernel or compiled for my CPU.
>
> Mike808/
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