Chris White wrote: > So, wondering why people use Gentoo. Put [dev] or something if you're an > actual gentoo dev and [user] if you're a user. Doesn't need to be fancy, you > can put "community" or something if that's all you want. All responses off > list please. Thanks.
[user] I'm not, but I *could* be a grandmother, so I guess I'm not the average user. I was first exposed to Gentoo when someone I know was touting the control that it gave you. I *hate* Gnome (sorry, don't mean to insult any Gnome users - it's just a personal opinion). The bloat of having to have two desktops on my system drove me nuts when I was using Redhat and then, Fedora. So, like others, control is a *big* plus - I can install only what I want! Portage - in my opinion, it is the best package manager in Linux, bar none. In Redhat and Fedora, I was always in some sort of dependency hell. I learned how to get around most of it, but I don't have to worry with Gentoo. I would be royally "[EMAIL PROTECTED] off" if was force to use a package manager other than portage. Growth - I never edited a configuration file before using Gentoo, nor did I configure a kernel. Strange as it may sound, it was a "trip" for me to learn this stuff. I've learned more about my system and Linux in the year and a half of using it that I did in the 5 years that I used Redhat/Fedora. Documentation - Bar none, Gentoo has the best and most easily understood online documentation. In fact, I would rather read Gentoo documentation that that of the LDP! This list - I've always been able to turn to the list when I needed help, was exposed to more patience that on any other list that I have every been on - even those that were supposed to be for "newbies". I've always gotten help and the explanation was put in a way that I could understand it (Thanks guys!) Sorry, I know this is long, but there are just too many reasons why I use Gentoo and why I will stick with it! :-) Take care, Colleen -- Registered Linux User #411143 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
