Journal GreyWolf3000's Journal: My thoughts on Gentoo 10
Sick of gentoo zealots throwing plugs in completely unrelated topics? Me too!
Now, many people take offense to this. They feel I'm either attacking Gentoo itself (which I'm not), or that I'm unfairly targeting Gentoo zealots (over the myriad of other types of zealots).
My feelings on Gentoo are simple: it's a cool distribution, it's well maintained, and most of it's users are pretty cool. However, there are a bunch of zealots that like unleash their enthusiasm where it isn't appropriate.
I rarely go out looking for Gentoo zealots to pick on, and my
Anyways, if you got here because of my
Gentoo first impressions... (Score:1)
I thought I've give gentoo a try based on all the fans.. but I have to admit I was turned off by the lack of install tools and the seemingly vast times it takes to get a relatively full-featured system up and running.
Am I missing something? Where are the "fast" install docs?
Why doesn't the gentoo install documentation
Re:Gentoo first impressions... (Score:2)
I don't know too much about the installation of Gentoo, as I've never actually installed it, but I have built LFS [slashdot.org] on many an occasion, which takes even more work.
In the end, I personally just like a lightweight distribution with a simple package management system that stays out of my way.
I guess I misunderstood (Score:1)
Re:I guess I misunderstood (Score:1)
Re:I guess I misunderstood (Score:1)
As to the other, I've long relied on people to take me as more cleaver than I am, so I guess I'm quick to suspect others!
Re:I guess I misunderstood (Score:2)
I am not clever enough to use a .sig to prove that I am clever.
Think about it. If I am telling the truth, then I'm making a jab at people who use their .sigs to show off their wittiness. In which case, I am being witty. Hence, I am not telling the truth, because I clearly am using my .sig to prove that I am clever.
Re:I guess I misunderstood (Score:1)
(You've got to see the movie Orgasmo if you don't get it)
Re:I guess I misunderstood (Score:2)
Comments still not enabled (Score:2)