"David Naylor" wrote:
> I really, really must be missing something. Could someone please
> explain this to me:
> Why use open source if you do not even compile from source. All Linux
Some reasons some might choose to use Open Source based:
Zero Purchase Price.
Zero wait time to
2007/11/22, David Naylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I really, really must be missing something. Could someone please
> explain this to me:
> Why use open source if you do not even compile from source. All Linux
> distributions (with the exception of Gentoo which was inspired by
> FreeBSD) distributes
I believe a lot of it depends on your needs. I've installed dedicated DNS and
web servers before that didn't require anything other than the binaries
included on the install CDs and a few security patches.
Another factor might be convenience. When I can use pkg_add to pull down a
pre-compil
