Jonathan Callen <a...@gentoo.org> writes: > Harry Putnam wrote: >> In fact what does `developer' buy you? > > Among other things, it enables I_KNOW_WHAT_I_AM_DOING, which tells you > the expected audience :). Seriously, the developer profiles are mainly > for Gentoo Devs, people who are going to be doing a lot of debugging and > testing of ebuilds. If you don't know if this is you, it isn't.
He he... well put I guess... but I've found over time in other aspects of the linux/unix world... that what is intended for devs or other `adepts' can often have useful stuff even for a pea-brain like me. It doesn't mean you have to get involved in actual developement.