[nylug-talk] Gentoo dissent, was: Re: I'm a Gentoo convert.

[jh]

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.

Funny, I'm leaving Gentoo. Will be migrating most machines here (about 
10) off of Gentoo.

Why? I find portage becoming kind of crusty - it isn't as reliable as it 
used to be. Robbins leaving really hurt the distro, and it hasn't 
recovered yet.

The first Linux distro that I ever tried was Debian, and I hated it. 
Much to my surprise, we're going to be moving to either Debian or Ubuntu 
server - the one machine I set up on Edgy was a nice experience, 
frankly. apt-get seems to work well, although it isn't as flexible as 
Portage. Debian unstable might be an even better fit.

My $.02.

jh