From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1PQnro-0008Uu-HI for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:17:37 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 12FC5E0B2D for ; Thu, 9 Dec 2010 21:17:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-yx0-f181.google.com (mail-yx0-f181.google.com [209.85.213.181]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC514E096D for ; Thu, 9 Dec 2010 20:18:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: by yxd39 with SMTP id 39so2316600yxd.40 for ; Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:18:00 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; bh=/ptFDWZJz5JZ/i80LuysmlRkcSwd06xklEzwIfZwWpM=; b=QTvouP76J7LXV43Mo8Q8Qirycid7Ora4Mn9jsRQCPEIXoYMj/bfeekYyy0/nSPtaun QYEq0dx9xa0hpivPnw94f/3fbm4oGNbGW2goE1caBdC3LkrfR/uBXfwsr2Y1Pxzbzn9L T5EUxUCW3874zVyna1Gkcl0J9uoH/tweHHWag= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=X6YDL1eBLLDTz/jizmVblOse8+RCk6D9xKcv3/8K6TNoJA4iMSGPXIsVuGtW0xoVW7 sCN03J0WX+2/GhL/IWMK5PUgpTsAmNf49SxTO5WpE3FCVx23JFzr5Q/+YuJ7Wk5QCzWx BTHjbyZ7Y/0w/IUIgWKABVDk51QdaJXvzjI+Y= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-embedded@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-embedded@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.236.109.47 with SMTP id r35mr789452yhg.32.1291925880287; Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:18:00 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.236.110.38 with HTTP; Thu, 9 Dec 2010 12:18:00 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 22:18:00 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: [gentoo-embedded] Some good words for Gentoo embedded? From: Kfir Lavi To: gentoo-embedded@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0023547c8cfd2bb2610496ffef84 X-Archives-Salt: b9d0b79d-f8a1-49a5-9e57-0498e9a5e01a X-Archives-Hash: 0af55860cd92d05df1e61c26f8e9cd1b --0023547c8cfd2bb2610496ffef84 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hi, I'm using Gentoo for few years now, and had some experience in the past with Gentoo embedded. Now I'm facing a customer that wants explanation why using Gentoo as an embedded system will be a good choice. How do you shrink a 10 years experience to half an hour talk to people that think Ubuntu is a good embedded choice. I'm guessing they will ask for type of distros for embedded compared to Gentoo. >From my head I know just by name Buildroot and Montavista. What will be the major points I need to make in order to convert their minds from Ubuntu to Gentoo embedded? Could you share also some of your experience with Gentoo Embedded? Thinking about it, its very hard for me to contemplate in words "Why Gentoo?" for people that don't understand Linux, but are educated and very experienced in software. Thanks in advance for your help, Kfir --0023547c8cfd2bb2610496ffef84 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi,
I'm using Gentoo for few years now, and had som= e experience in the past with Gentoo embedded.
Now I'm facing a cus= tomer that wants explanation why using Gentoo as an embedded system will be= a good choice.
How do you shrink a 10 years experience to half an hour talk to people that= think Ubuntu is a good embedded choice.
I'm guessing they will ask= for type of distros for embedded compared to Gentoo.
From my head I kn= ow just by name Buildroot and Montavista.

What will be the major points I need to=C2=A0 make in order to convert = their minds from Ubuntu to Gentoo embedded?
Could you share also some of= your experience with Gentoo Embedded?

Thinking about it, its very h= ard for me to contemplate in words "Why Gentoo?" for people that = don't understand Linux, but are educated and very experienced in softwa= re.

Thanks in advance for your help,
Kfir

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