[nylug-talk] I'm a Gentoo convert.

[marco]

Michael Bacarella wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 02, 2007 at 08:05:49PM -0500, Ezra Taylor wrote:
>   
>> This Linux distro is kickass.  My only complaint is that it takes a
>> long time to setup.  I will only use it for server builds.  A desktop
>> build is way to much for me.  Not to many jobs out there for Gentoo
>> guys though.  I guess this distro is a good tool to have in your
>> pocket.
>>     
>
> What's so kickass about it?
>
>   
portage which is modeled on BSD ports.
everything is compiled so no (dll | rpm) hell.
excellent online help.
lots of configuration options (USE flags) when compiling applications so 
you can strip things down.
Great if you need to compile your own stuff 'cause all the dev libs are 
always installed.
Things just often seem to be done in a sane way (feels more BSDish)

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Marco