[KLUG Members] Gentoo Linux

[Ted]

Hi,

Here's an article on NewsForge about Gentoo Linux:

	http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/01/15/1939255&mode=thread

It sounds a bit different that the usual distributions in
that you build a whole linux system from scratch.

As he puts it:

"The experience of installing Gentoo was, to be trite,
empowering. I experienced no small amount of pride when I
booted the system and everything from GRUB to Mozilla was
tailored to my specifications. Having control over the build
environment (specifically through USE variables), I had
compiled into my distribution only what I knew I wanted. I
didn't have to pop in a three CD set of binaries and install
hundreds of packages that I didn't need just to get the few
dozen that I wanted. Binaries ran faster, because they were
compiled for my processor instead of the generic i386 (or
i586). The desktop was uncluttered and the menus organized
the way I like them (with only the applications I use). For
the first time, I really felt like I had taken advantage of
the availability of the source code. It wasn't an easy
process, nor was it quick, but I had crafted for myself a
system that came pretty close to my ideal, and I was proud
of that."


Ted