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 1MKDH1-0005zC-KZ for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:23:32 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id EE16EE02AB; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:23:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-pz0-f181.google.com (mail-pz0-f181.google.com [209.85.222.181]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1537E02AB for ; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:23:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pzk11 with SMTP id 11so53928pzk.32 for ; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:23:29 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :from:date:message-id:subject:to:content-type; bh=Y6jp9kIgEcCuZxwJD+x4FRJtHLSyjR3w8C0zP50sAm0=; b=hCfoc0J0ZFn9XgYHMWCHioCLI7rFgWZvxTYOzWPWgfFXoahzYhh2Bxqm8Fhd3fJRYz ESokkgBvJrppuMpCJlLMSYcyXuAGCmVX15B+ui6AmQkzyCoFiIEBC3PehhKer1Eu7SJp wWA/e2EckejqH8veHgZNqAlWC1nCt6FJSWCbw= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; b=WBDceU6a4DKKSxJrKXWR9wyinalnihXAPMPawfrvAWFinOygho03wUYiIDMPuuFXo8 CSvqPMiLVMe/aJ3Qfi61ZVya2JDs0MOu/+mNKzeZspzfAtIeH0xdXSA/7R2mUqmggLWu sii+ettk3YnJG3WKoS2a29o8ErCF0nR+tSbQA= 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 Received: by 10.142.231.7 with SMTP id d7mr1346182wfh.186.1246029809083; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:23:29 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20090626142623.GA4769@ca.inter.net> References: <7bef1f890906260637u1cc88913k714618744a26401d@mail.gmail.com> <20090626142623.GA4769@ca.inter.net> From: "Alan E. Davis" Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:23:09 +1000 Message-ID: <7bef1f890906260823gdae8dcv87efa3a070217f67@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Seek advice: converting Sabayon to Gentoo ? To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=000e0cd2e1dc2666b4046d41ec01 X-Archives-Salt: 65a7078e-23ed-45ca-910f-127cd03232bf X-Archives-Hash: c940b5734f0b43e83f4b5d024c09c314 --000e0cd2e1dc2666b4046d41ec01 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sensible? What's that? I think if my use has been beyond sensible, it's mainly in one or two areas: I keep alot of software installed; and I keep up to date on a number of programs (this is an area where I may need to redefine "sensible" from my own perspective). I keep this box set up for a wide variety of task, in the spirit of the concept of a General Purpose Computer. For example: - Writing - Editing videos - Once in a long while, writing a little program - math calculations sometimes large - spreadsheet (Open Office) - graphing - editing graphics - note taking - teaching responsibilities - printing - graphics editing/conversions - Repositories of digital content (personal): video, music, graphics - Sometimes media player (sometimes I have used mythtv) - LaTeXing (user level) - Internet browsing and research - archiving literature - scanning Alot of the software I have round is kept as an exercize in capacity builiding and maintainace in these and other areas. I am a science teacher---it sometimes seems like one of the few who is not using Windoze---and I have a hand on some research and keep on top of the current state in my field. I have been called an eclectic. Often have gnome (sometimes an overlay) and kde 4.X, as well as fluxbox and perhaps a couple of other window managers. I like to keep enlightenment17 around, as it has a small footprint. I try to keep up to date, but I am not a computer scientist, so I often will tolerate some sloppiness in the system, and may overlook maintainance. Alan Davis "...can the human soul be glimpsed through a microscope? Maybe, but you'd definitely need one of those very good ones with two eyepieces." -- Woody Allen, quoted by B. A. Palevitz On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 12:26 AM, Philip Webb wrote: > 090626 Alan E. Davis sought: > > advice about converting a nominally successful Sabayon install to Gentoo. > > -- details snipped -- > > so what's your hardware & what do you use your machine for ? > Gentoo is not for everyone, but it's not difficult to install or maintain: > your experiences don't sound typical of a sensible user (smile). > > -- > ========================,,============================================ > SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb > ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto > TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca > > > --000e0cd2e1dc2666b4046d41ec01 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sensible?=A0 What's that?=A0

I think if my use has been beyond = sensible, it's mainly in one or two areas: I keep alot of software inst= alled; and I keep up to date on a number of programs (this is an area where= I may need to redefine "sensible" from my own perspective).

I keep this box set up for a wide variety of task, in the spirit of the= concept of a General Purpose Computer.=A0 For example:

=A0 - Writin= g
=A0 - Editing videos
=A0 - Once in a long while, writing a little p= rogram
=A0 - math calculations sometimes large
=A0 - spreadsheet (Open Office)<= br>=A0 - graphing
=A0 - editing graphics
=A0 - note taking
=A0 - = teaching responsibilities
=A0 - printing
=A0 - graphics editing/conve= rsions
=A0 - Repositories of digital content (personal): video, music, g= raphics
=A0 - Sometimes media player (sometimes I have used mythtv)
=A0 - LaTeXi= ng (user level)
=A0 - Internet browsing and research
=A0 - archiving = literature
=A0 - scanning

Alot of the software I have round is k= ept as an exercize in capacity builiding and maintainace in these and other= areas.=A0 I am a science teacher---it sometimes seems like one of the few = who is not using Windoze---and I have a hand on some research and keep on t= op of the current state in my field.=A0 I have been called an eclectic.

Often have gnome (sometimes an overlay) and kde 4.X, as well as fluxbox= and perhaps a couple of other window managers.=A0 I like to keep enlighten= ment17 around, as it has a small footprint.
=A0
I try to keep up to d= ate, but I am not a computer scientist, so I often will tolerate some slopp= iness in the system, and may overlook maintainance.=A0
=A0

Alan Davis

"...can the human soul be= glimpsed through a microscope? Maybe, but you'd definitely need one of= those very good ones with two eyepieces."

=A0 =A0-- Woody Al= len, quoted by B. A. Palevitz


On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 12:26 AM, Philip= Webb <purslow= @ca.inter.net> wrote:
090626 Alan E. Davis sought:
> advice about converting a nominally successful Sabay= on install to Gentoo.

-- details snipped --

so what's your hardware & what do you use your machine for ?
Gentoo is not for everyone, but it's not difficult to install or mainta= in:
your experiences don't sound typical of a sensible user (smile).

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ELECTRIC =A0 /] [] [] [] [] []| =A0 Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT =A0 =A0`-O----------O---' =A0 purslowatchassdotutorontodotca


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