From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [69.77.167.62] (helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KngOb-0005qD-Fi for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:16:37 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A4003E00C5; Wed, 8 Oct 2008 21:16:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from aa012msr.fastwebnet.it (aa012msr.fastwebnet.it [85.18.95.72]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54384E00C5 for ; Wed, 8 Oct 2008 21:16:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [37.1.3.90] (37.1.3.90) by aa012msr.fastwebnet.it (8.0.013.8) (authenticated as cyclopia) id 48EC8C430020FCEE for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Wed, 8 Oct 2008 23:16:32 +0200 Message-ID: <48ED2740.4000106@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:33:52 +0200 From: "b.n." User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (X11/20081008) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Reopen: OpenOffice dies on startup References: <9acccfe50810051631q1c7b884h741a9e18591b01fc@mail.gmail.com> <200810061843.11287.dirk.heinrichs@online.de> <9acccfe50810071923w4b4ac054r839475bfcc0f4382@mail.gmail.com> <200810080750.32722.dirk.heinrichs.ext@nsn.com> In-Reply-To: <200810080750.32722.dirk.heinrichs.ext@nsn.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: ef6e6f40-e88e-480e-9bf2-9429fcc4a6ba X-Archives-Hash: fdcd5d6f8e06b30a3c6629309377b9a7 Dirk Heinrichs ha scritto: > Am Mittwoch 08 Oktober 2008 04:23:35 schrieb ext Kevin O'Gorman: > >> I'm about to compile, but I hate that solution. > > Why did you choose Gentoo, then? Only by compiling OOo, you will get one that > fits into _your_ system. > I don't think Gentoo is about being forced to compile. I think it is about being able to choose the best solution that fits your _needs_ ,before your system. That's why binary packages are provided. Sometimes compiling is just not the best option. m.