On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 09:22:08PM +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > I agree with some points and not so much on others. > > Gentoo has always targeted itself at a select bunch of users - those > with large amounts of clue who have tried and failed to get binary > distros to do what they want but can't see a good reason to do the LFS > thing. This is a VERY specific market and people who truly need Gentoo > already know what it will take to drive it. Thank $DEITY the ricer crowd > that were infesting the place 2004-ish have long since moved on and > taken their confirmation bias with them. > > Those who want a shiny Linux that works out the box and can be admined > even on hangover days have Ubuntu and RHEL. So when people you talk to > about Gentoo then reject it, don't take it personal, they are not > usually rejecting the distro. What they are *really* saying more often > than not is that Gentoo solves a problem they do not have, and they > don't feel like investigating a complex solution they have no use for. > That's been my experience in this area. > > People who need Gentoo and understand what it takes to build from source > usually find the idea of portage very attractive indeed. They might have > issue with the implementation of portage, but folks will put up with a > lot of quirks to get what Gentoo is actually selling. >
Just my $.02: I don't fit into the category of those who 'need' Gentoo. I simply find it the most coherent distro out there. It doesn't hurt that the webspace is filled with people like yourself who have hands on knowledge about how to do stuff, and are willing to share it with others minus the 'tude' you see elsewhere. Also, the documentation is the very highest quality. 90% of the time all I need is a quick trip to the Gentoo Manual or Wiki to resolve something that is beyond my paygrade. It's been like 4 years since I started with Gentoo, and every day I am grateful for this fabulous disto and the folks who understand it better than I! :)
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