Re: Sarge Release?
If you are working/learning about the intricacies of the 2.6 kernel,
Gentoo step you right into the middle of learning, selecting, and
compiling, including your compiler options.
Ok. I agree, it's wonderful to learn!
Debian is wonderful, but, maybe it needs a 100% sourcecode compile
process option, or at least a document where one could go down that
path to see what/how it was done?
Have you ever thought that keeping a production system up-to-date with
Gentoo, is much more time expensive than Debian? Yes, now there are
multi-opteron systems but not everybody owns it. So try updating from
Sarge to Sid: the time for the download + 1 hour for the installation.
Gentoo? Time for the download + 1 DAY and more for the installation!!!
On a pentium 4 2600 the compiling of only the KDE libraries takes about
12 hours!!! Don't you think time is important in work?
When you need new things, such as H.264, you are forced to use sid.
Maybe there are three versions of Debian because of this (Woody ->
stability, Sid -> newest packs, Sarge -> mix)
All things equal, there is a ready, documented path to get to the
point of being able to work on any or all aspects of a linux kernel
build, device drivers, or application porting work,on the gentoo path.
Gentoo is not so stable. Amd64 Gentoo is even less developed than Amd64
Debian.
Debian sid is less documented, in my opinion.
Maybe you're right if you're talking about source code developers. But
in my opinion Debian is a little more specialized for sys admins, even
if it still fits developer's needs. For this reason there are more and
more flavours of Linux!
Let's face it, most of linux's problems are a result on not being
about to recruit a sufficient talent pool of low level embedded
developers. Most of those that do convert (after a convoluted learning
path) end up at a proprietary shop that puts linux on a processor, and
hides the key low level details.....
Let's hope it'll stop!!! ;-) I am interested in developing drivers for
Linux! And not proprietary!
I do recognize that the biggest impediment is the silicon vendors and
their close relationship to the embedded tool vendors. It things
remain obscure and the tools run on MS, it's a proprietary club.
:o What a shit!
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