http://blogs.gentoo.org/blubb?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 Tue, 11 Oct 2005 06:48:28 +0000 Benjamin Schindler [Visitor] c1467@http://blogs.gentoo.org/ You don't blog often, but if you do, it's always a good read :-)<br /> I do agree a whole lot with all you're saying. But I want you to see the other side too.<br /> When I'm using the distro, I'm still feeling like: 'wow - works like a charm'. And I feel confident in saying that Gentoo is THE distro for the x86_64 arch. That IS an achievement. <br /> Besides, one of my friends (a professor at ETH) is planning on building a cluster (mid-sized) for some large-scale computations. I've helped him a little so far and if things go well, it'll be running Gentoo. <br /> So much for Gentoo is loosing.<br /> Really - it's all a matter on what you look at<br /> Benjamin I do agree a whole lot with all you're saying. But I want you to see the other side too.
When I'm using the distro, I'm still feeling like: 'wow - works like a charm'. And I feel confident in saying that Gentoo is THE distro for the x86_64 arch. That IS an achievement.
Besides, one of my friends (a professor at ETH) is planning on building a cluster (mid-sized) for some large-scale computations. I've helped him a little so far and if things go well, it'll be running Gentoo.
So much for Gentoo is loosing.
Really - it's all a matter on what you look at
Benjamin]]> http://blogs.gentoo.org/blubb/2005/10/10/global_warming#c1467 Mon, 10 Oct 2005 22:51:49 +0000 Ike [Visitor] c1466@http://blogs.gentoo.org/ I have been following a bit of dev interaction as well and I agree with many of your comments. Too many people crammed into a distro can lead to massive dissent; but some of the stuff I've seen is just ridiculous. They are losing the OSS-as-a-hobby mentality.<br /> <br /> I am downloading Arch now and I plan to switch, I appreciate the recommendation. The switch is mostly due to some specific slow to arrive packages. I'd like to keep my system near bleeding edge without having to worry about repairing a monolithic system when somethings goes wrong.
I am downloading Arch now and I plan to switch, I appreciate the recommendation. The switch is mostly due to some specific slow to arrive packages. I'd like to keep my system near bleeding edge without having to worry about repairing a monolithic system when somethings goes wrong.]]> http://blogs.gentoo.org/blubb/2005/10/10/global_warming#c1466 Mon, 10 Oct 2005 21:15:27 +0000 Gad [Visitor] c1465@http://blogs.gentoo.org/ What you are saying is really sad. I love gentoo. Some time ago I thought of leaving it for another distro because I felt gentoo has stopped advancing in any good direction, or in any direction, as if it just spreads in all ways with no real plan behind it. Every developer does what he wants, and doesn't care about co-operation with his fellow devs. <br /> Obviously some 10-15 minutes after trying what's considered the best linux distro I realized I cannot use anything other that gentoo and came back. <br /> Still this makes me feel uneasy. I'm a bit more optimistic after the creation of the gentoo dev council, I hope this could drive gentoo as a unified project with more specific plans and allow better co-operation between devs. <br /> Lets hope for better days... So far there's no better alternative for me and for many others I believe... Obviously some 10-15 minutes after trying what's considered the best linux distro I realized I cannot use anything other that gentoo and came back.
Still this makes me feel uneasy. I'm a bit more optimistic after the creation of the gentoo dev council, I hope this could drive gentoo as a unified project with more specific plans and allow better co-operation between devs.
Lets hope for better days... So far there's no better alternative for me and for many others I believe...]]> http://blogs.gentoo.org/blubb/2005/10/10/global_warming#c1465