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=0.8 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_REJECT, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from Princeton.EDU (postoffice.Princeton.EDU [128.112.129.120]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD450ABD58 for ; Mon, 22 Jul 2002 23:04:11 -0500 (CDT) Received: from smtpserver1.Princeton.EDU (smtpserver1.Princeton.EDU [128.112.129.65]) by Princeton.EDU (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id g6N40Ut5009986 for ; Tue, 23 Jul 2002 00:00:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: from phoenix.Princeton.EDU (phoenix.Princeton.EDU [128.112.128.42]) by smtpserver1.Princeton.EDU (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g6N40PFX026153 for ; Tue, 23 Jul 2002 00:00:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (deniss@localhost) by phoenix.Princeton.EDU (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id AAA11121 for ; Tue, 23 Jul 2002 00:00:25 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 00:00:25 -0400 (EDT) From: Denis Shcherbakov To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: [gentoo-dev] (no subject) 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: 111a5dba-367d-4006-b9ae-4448848f1b0d X-Archives-Hash: 699b72fc7cc65ea00f78167747125efe Hello... Finally a distribution tailored to each user's own preferences!! I have been using Redhat for a while, and I have recently tried SuSE. Frankly, while SuSE was a lot friendlier to install, there are too many bells and whistles that get in the way for a scientist or an engineer. It is very difficult to compile an optimized late version of kernel on these systems because these systems are built to account for just about any kind of hardware, which makes it a semi-black box. I really appreciate Gentoo's philosophy on optimization and customization with respect to EVERY user and his/her system. I am a semi-beginner. I've used Linux for about 2-3 years for science/engineering purposes, and while I am by no means an advanced user, I usually find my way around Linux alright... I've done some configs and customizations, compiled kernels multiple times... And always I've run into the same problem... Too much stuff that I don't want on my system and yet can't safely remove without expert knowledge. This is my second day of getting to know your distro, and already I think it's the coolest one I've run into so far!! By a lot of aspects... I've always thought that only the things you work hard to get will bring a great pay-off. So far, it seemed like most Linux distros have been too easy to get up and running :)) I am a beginning computational scientist in Chemical Engineering, and while most people in my department here at Princeton University are stuck with Windows, I seem to be one of the few going the "hard way" but seeing a much greater pay-off in the future. I've learned from scratch about computer hardware and Linux systems, and as little as school work has allowed me to continue my learning of those things (being a chemical engineer rather than a computer scientist), I think I am fairly content with where I am... I REALLY have a lot of respect and appreciation for Linux developers, especially with a philosophy such as yours at Gentoo. Maybe if I get rich, I'll be sure to remember Linux community :)) Now, your releases of Gentoo seemed to not be very far apart in time, so I am anticipating a new release of Gentoo soon... Am I correct in that expectation? Could you tell me APPROXIMATELY when you are planning to get the new version of Gentoo out to the public? Many thanks, Denis Princeton University Chemical Engineering Engineering Quadrangle Princeton, NJ 08544-5263