Re: Why Linux, Why Debian
On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 10:09, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Hi,
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> 9) Does the gentoo configurability deliver significantly better
> performance? Is the added step of compilation too much of an
> inconvenience?
By compiling all applications with optimisations for your processor, you can
have your machine do nothing between keystrokes and/or mouse clicks a whole
lot faster than it otherwise would. Naturally you want time critical code
such as the kernel optimised but there is no need to use gentoo for that.
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> 11) Is it easy for you to discover new software when not using
> Debian? When using gentoo? When using one of the BSD's?
Dunno, I've been known to google for what I want, get an app name, do an
apt-cache search for that name, and sure enough it's on my debian cds.
Sarge has 11 cds against the 7 for Woody. That is a mind boggling collection
of software.
Too new to comment on the other points.
Cheers
Bob
> Feel free to reply to me offline, I'll summarize on list; but
> I think that a lively dialogue shall elicit more material for an
> evangelizing document ;-)
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> manoj
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> http://www.debian.org/intro/why_debian
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