+++ Kingsly John [linux-india] <01/07/01 22:50 +0530>:
> On Sun, 1 Jul 2001, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
> |I'm drooling - and the sourceforge ftp site (and all the other mirrors I
> |could think of) are heavily saturated now.
> A really sensible distro IMO .. makes a LOT more sense allowing people to
> choose whether they want to use tried and tested stable stuff (2.2 kernel
> 2.95 gcc etc) or cutting edge stuff like 2.4 kernel and gcc 3.0.
> Wish RH and others would give that kind of an option too!
I do believe other distros do that as well. Only they come preinstalled with
the 2.4.3 (or whatever) - but there are 2.2.19 rpms hidden inside the CD.
No argument about bundling two copies of gcc - the 2.96.x (when the world has
bypassed that tree and moved to gcc 3 or stuck with one of the 2.95 series
gccs).
There are other reasons why I love slackware (package management that lets
you add just what you want - no more, no less). Try doing a mandrake 8
install without any single X component :) [tried to, but X and icewm got
installed - at least kde and gnome didnt decide to get loaded as well]
-suresh
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