From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.2 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_NXDOMAIN, DMARC_MISSING,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from mta05ps.bigpond.com (mta05ps.bigpond.com [144.135.25.137]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 753DCABD5E for ; Mon, 12 Aug 2002 03:05:42 -0500 (CDT) Received: from rennie.internal.lan ([144.135.25.84]) by mta05ps.bigpond.com (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15 mta05ps May 23 2002 23:53:28) with SMTP id H0Q15F00.DWM for ; Mon, 12 Aug 2002 18:05:39 +1000 Received: from CPE-203-51-187-146.vic.bigpond.net.au ([203.51.187.146]) by psmam06.mailsvc.email.bigpond.com(MailRouter V3.0n 110/7660432); 12 Aug 2002 18:05:39 Received: from waterhouse.internal.lan (waterhouse.internal.lan [192.168.1.100]) by rennie.internal.lan (Postfix) with ESMTP id B10E6470 for ; Mon, 12 Aug 2002 18:05:38 +1000 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] gentoo From: Troy Dack To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 Date: 12 Aug 2002 18:05:43 +1000 Message-Id: <1029139543.5674.21.camel@waterhouse.internal.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: c848c101-8d7f-49d4-bf6f-74889fd30342 X-Archives-Hash: 2894c6012eaf72010bd12041e0855d22 On Mon, 2002-08-12 at 16:15, Alti Vec wrote: > > This loooked like it would've been an interesting linux to install and use > > I was proven wrong, its way more convoluted and difficult than slackware and > debian were on my system. I'd have to say that it is intentionally more difficult to install than Slackware and Debian, or for that matter Red Hat or Mandrake. > Does gentoo ever expect their linux to become "popular" or just another > choice in the pile? I think Gentoo is very popular at the moment, but it is popular with a specific set of people -- those that are willing to make the effort to learn how all the pieces fit together, or those that already know how they fit but want a bit more control. I don't think that Gentoo is ever going to become as popular (or stable) as and it's not really aiming to take over those "markets". For those who have suitable hardware, curiosity and patience, Gentoo is a nice (if somewhat frustrating at times) "distribution" to play with. Personally it's taught me a great deal more about how all the bit fit together to produce a Linux based workstation. -- Troy Dack http://linuxserver.tkdack.com http://gentoo.tkdack.com