On Sat February 4 2006 8:24 pm, mark stavar wrote: > Claude, > > Gentoo is a sometimes funny thing. The main reason I went with it is that > it allows for full native 64-bit support, because you build *everything* on > the box. This can be a nuisance, but the support forums are excellent the > portage system for package downloading and building is very good. > > The 64-bit thing is less an issue now; lots of distros are providing full > 64bit support. > > Have a look around at http://www.gentoo.org. Lots of documentation, very > active forums, and constant updating of released packages, and special > projects like the 64-bit team. > > A perfect platform? No. But my most of my issues have been architecture > rather than distro related (e.g. no flash plugin for browsers, which can > serve to be quite annoying). > > I am dual booting -- some things I just need to do on Windows/XP. 64 > Windows -- not worth the trouble when I tried it -- ran like a dog. > Haven't checked back on it recently. > > So, Gentoo? I think very highly of it. Probably more mucking around than > something like Mandriva, but it gives me my little techie fix from time to > time and works nicely. > > Ciao,
Mark: Thanks for the response. I am currently downloading RR4 Linux, a Gentoo distro. I'll be experimenting with it over the next days. I've heard a lot of good things about the portage package management system. -- Claude Jones Bluemont, VA, USA _______________________________________________ Cinelerra mailing list Cinelerra@skolelinux.no https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra
