Hi,
http://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/25887w/lfs_still_viable/
Give that he only started in 2009 I'd have said this was the usual "everything older than 10 minutes isn't worth knowing" kind of article.
Linux distros have always been complex. Of course, they have gotten bigger and more complex over time but don't think that's the key point. I think the important insight is that the *gap* between the complexity and the average user interest set / skill set has widened dramatically (which isn't a bad thing, per se, but has its own consequences).
The poster mentions an educational motivation (as well as a lot of other things). LFS still provides the same learning experience it always provided. It's still not only a viable tool for that but still one of very few. It's also accessible by users of almost any experience level.
Having said that, it seems popular to try to avoid saying "because I want to" and try to justify it with educational motivation or "I may not use it anyway" motivation in order to try to steer the subsequent conversaion away from "this is pointless because here's my favourite distro...".
Depending on his actual underlying motivations LFS may or may not be appropriate but I don't think the year we're currently in, or the year when he last tried it really has any bearing on that whatsoever.
I'd say that, if he's intersted, he should dig in and see if it remains interesting: especially if he's tried it before he's in a good position to make up his own mind. Deferring to reddit isn't really going to help.
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