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Gentoo Reviewed

Posted by michael on from the drink-the-koolaid dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Nick Petreley over at LinuxWorld.com gives the uninitiated an excellent view of what the world of Gentoo is like."

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  1. Oh great, I just finished tweaking my system... by ScottGant · · Score: 5, Funny

    And now another distro comes out to tempt me...back...back I say!

    Oh well, I'm treating my home machine with Linux installed as kinda that old car you're trying to cherry out, tinker with, adjusting the carb...things like that.

    I don't do this for a living, but hey, it keeps me off the streets.

    --

    "Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it." - John Lennon.
  2. The problem with Gentoo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It lacks to the l33t factor. Either you're dealing with people who have no clue what Gentoo is, or you're dealing with people who will know what it is and laugh at you. That's why you have to pick a real distro like... Slackware. That makes your fellow geeks take notice and salute you.

  3. Re:Advice for switching wife's computer to Gentoo by handsomepete · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I'm wondering what others do when less computer literate family members start using Linux"

    I take my phone off the hook.

  4. Re:And now, a translation... by tlianza · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow, that post gets funnier every time I see it.