On 12 September 2012 09:47, Jan Goyvaerts <java.arti...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Aha ! *Finally* an actual Arch user ! :-) > > On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 9:42 AM, Dale Wijnand <dale.wijn...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 4:18:42 PM UTC+2, KWright wrote: >>> >>> What arch, gentoo, etc. really get you is configurability, but you WILL >>> be paying for that by spending more time in actually doing the >>> configuration and maintaining it. >>> >> >> As Jan stated, yes, the initial configuration is a lot longer than normal >> installations. But maintaining it? Last time I used Arch I only had to >> remind myself to check for updates, and occasionally merge updates on a >> modified etc config file (which is normally pretty fast). >> >> Note: I'm talking about Arch, I've never run Gentoo. >> >> How has your experience with Arch been different to mine? >> > > No clue. I've just did the installation with the wiki next to me. And I > don't mind that. Because it's a one-off thing. But from there I'd rather > not fight the OS only for the sake of having Arch. It's to get a stable, > lightweight and fast OS. That will never be broken by any release. > > >> >> Dale >> > I think that you always kind-of fight the OS, no matter what OS it is, and one solution is to reformat and reinstall, which might be an easy or a difficult solution. The point of Arch for me is that it tries to keep updated with most of its components and integrates them (solving any issues) quickly, and releasing them when they are ready, instead of waiting and trying to synchronise everything for a 6 or 12-month release schedule. Personally I'd go with an always updated, stable system, in which I have to dedicate a bit of time to update and handle any issues, then to have something like Ubuntu where I'm basically better off re-installing every 6 months because I don't trust it to upgrade properly. However, if Kevin's experience is different, I'd be interested in hearing them. Dale -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
