From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_24_48,DMARC_NONE, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from mailgw1.netvision.net.il ([194.90.1.14]) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15Tcll-0001k7-00 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Sun, 05 Aug 2001 23:17:38 -0600 Received: from localhost (ras2-p54.rlz.netvision.net.il [62.0.84.182]) by mailgw1.netvision.net.il (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id IAA28861 for ; Mon, 6 Aug 2001 08:17:27 +0300 (IDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: Dan Armak To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.2] References: <3B687450.4F3AEFB7@ntlworld.com> <20010805153904.E26035@cvs.gentoo.org> <20010805185706.7ba8fb82.erichey2@home.com> In-Reply-To: <20010805185706.7ba8fb82.erichey2@home.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <01080608032102.00616@localhost> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Sun Aug 5 23:18:01 2001 X-Original-Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 08:03:21 +0300 X-Archives-Salt: 8cec9b4e-717c-45df-920d-a3216165ed5a X-Archives-Hash: e84be360bbd2793fa54411fdc97a7b2b > Gentoo is by design an install-and-upgrade-from-source distro; a network > connection is required. Gentoo is still very much in start up mode - not > even at version 1.0. I get good results using my cable connection, but I > might not be as pleased if I had only a 56K dialup connection or, God > forbid, no connection. I have a 56k dialup, and it's not an "pay once, unlimited connection" either. And I'm not complaining. Much. Anyway I've downloaded all gentoo package sources about 2 1/2 times. How the time files by... -- Dan Armak Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop Team Matan, Israel