Re: [OT] Debian vs Gentoo (discussed in newsletter)
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From: "Benedict Verheyen" <linux4bene@pandora.be>
To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 12:39 AM
Subject: [OT] Debian vs Gentoo (discussed in newsletter)
> Hi,
>
> i just saw the topic raised in the newsletter. I would
> never use Gentoo:
> * since i'm lazy and i do NOT want to compile everything. i'm
> a software engineer so i compile enough at work and when i come
> home i want something that works :-)
> * debian has all the tools to compile sources, be they source packages
> or tar.gz. With tar.gz you can use check install or learn how
> to build your own deb's from source. ( and the package database
> keeps track of them! )
> So it should be possible i think to install a base system and then
> compile all other programs that you need.
>
> What Debian (and linux in general) needs more is up to date
> documentation. Regarding this topic, a document would be nice on
> how users should deal with sourcepackages, other sources (tar.gz),
> kernel compilation and so on. What is the Debian way of doing this.
> Of course this opinion is influenced by the fact that i'm still rather
> new to linux. For instance, a lot of man pages for me don't really
> help me. They give me a clue yes, but do not provide
> all the help i need.
>
> I used to work for a Speech Technology Company (tech support
> for software engineers) and what i did to show them how stuff works
> was make small examples that showed a basic part of the
> technology without being overwhelming. And thats what i'm looking for in
> other software: "Can you show me a minimal working setup?"
>
> Anyway, Debian is one of the best (IMHO) regarding documentation
> but i get most value out of this user list. I mean, it's solid gold!
> I posted a few times on the Suse list and had received mixed responses.
> And the standard answer is RTFM. I think i've never encountered
> it here. That's what i like about Debian and it's users, plain kickass.
>
> Now, if the hardware on my server is replaced i can start installing
> debian again (and just when i thought i was getting the hang of
> exim, fetchmail and procmail )
>
> * rant end *
>
> Benedict
Oh, i forget to add that one of the most helpful docs ( if not the) is
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/
or more recent: http://qref.sourceforge.net
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