Gentoo Linux vs. Debian

[Nils Kassube <lists@kassube.de>]

Guten Abend.

Hat sich hier schon jemand näher mit Gentoo Linux beschäftigt? 

Mich interessiert da insbesondere das Handling aus der Sicht
eines Debian-Nutzers. 

Aus dem Gentoo Linux FAQ:

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Why write a new port system (Portage) instead of using BSD's version? 

In one sentence, because Portage is much better in so many ways. One of
the design philosophies of the .ebuild syntax was to make it an analog
of what you'd type to install the program manually, thus making Portage
very easy to learn and modify to your needs. We also have OpenBSD-style
"fake" installs, safe unmerging, system profiles, package masking, a
real dependency system, and lots of other good stuff.

How does this differ from Debian's apt or BSD's ports? 

Portage features the best of apt and ports; for example, USE options, a
full dependency system, safe installs and uninstalls, and a true package
database. Think of Portage as the best of both worlds; a ports system
with the sensibilities and safety of a Linux package management system
built-in.
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Website:

        http://www.gentoo.org

Wie steht's da aus mit Anspruch und Realität?

Cheers,
Nils