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Gentoo UK Developer's Conference Streamed Live

Posted by timothy on from the vicarious-participation dept.

MyThoughts writes "The Gentoo UK Developer's Conference is being streamed live today from the University of Salsford, Manchester. Speakers such as Gareth Bult, Daniel Drake, Ian Leitch, and Stephen Bennett will be holding sessions and demonstrations. Starting at around 9:30 UTC, Freematrix Radio will be airing the conference. You can also check out the conference's IRC channel at FreeNode. HiBand: OGG PLS LoBand: OGG PLS"

19 comments

  1. Salsford? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Where the hell is that?

    1. Re:Salsford? by philj · · Score: 2, Informative

      Typo. It is being held at Salford

    2. Re:Salsford? by advocate_one · · Score: 1

      correction, it has been held at Salford... the slashdot article appeared far to late for anyone to benefit...

      --
      Donald 'Duck' Dunn: We had a band powerful enough to turn goat piss into gasoline.
  2. funny by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    funny i am only 4th on this comment at this moment i am writing. I thought this story was already riddle with Gentoo evangelists! Maybe they are all in the confrence then.

    1. Re:funny by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      No they are compiling the streaming server right now!

    2. Re:funny by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      man!!! This story will be duped 3 times and they are still waiting!

  3. Wait! by Stevyn · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'm still compiling mplayer!

  4. Gentoo by bcmm · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What has Slashdot got against Gentoo?
    Seven comments after all this time?
    I mean, I know it's a boring story, but with anything else we would have found something to flame about at least...

    Also, while the "still compiling" jokes are usually fairly good-natured, why are there always so many people ready to really rubbish Gentoo? Is it actually crap? (I use it, and find configuration to be nicer than, say, Mandrake.)

    --
    # cat /dev/mem | strings | grep -i llama
    Damn, my RAM is full of llamas.
    1. Re:Gentoo by (H)elix1 · · Score: 1

      What I was hoping for was the GA release for 2005.0. Not tat it matters to folks with running systems, but for new folks it is nice to start with a few months worth of hardware updates in there.

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      +++ UGUCAUCGUAUUUCU
    2. Re:Gentoo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Let's keep things in perspective. There are, believe it or not, rational people who don't like Gentoo for good reasons.

    3. Re:Gentoo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
      for new folks it is nice to start with a few months worth of hardware updates in there.

      Maybe that's why those new folks prefer to install debian testing.

    4. Re:Gentoo by bcmm · · Score: 1
      There are, believe it or not, rational people who don't like Gentoo for good reasons.
      I know. That's why I want to know those good reasons. I am genuinly puzzled as to why there are so many people like that, and I wonder if they might all have a good reason for me to switch to something better. Seriously.

      Basically, is Gentoo fatally flawed in some way, or are Gentoo fans more annoying than others, or is this just the general tendancy of Slashdotters to be rude to people with other distributions?
      --
      # cat /dev/mem | strings | grep -i llama
      Damn, my RAM is full of llamas.
    5. Re:Gentoo by bcmm · · Score: 1

      I think this is a misunderstanding. If you use the minimal live CD everything that goes on your HD is downloaded from the net or compiled from sources from the net during the installation, so that the system is fully up-to-date at the end of the installation. The only people who need to wait for 2005.0 are those who can't use the live CD because something like the display or the network card doesn't work. No matter what is supported by the live CD, the installed system uses the latest drivers, so it doesn't really matter if the live CD can't use something like the mouse, or draws the display in black-and-white.

      --
      # cat /dev/mem | strings | grep -i llama
      Damn, my RAM is full of llamas.
    6. Re:Gentoo by (H)elix1 · · Score: 1

      When installing on new hardware - especially stuff that people have been sorting through in the forms - I like to do the first install using the stage three / precompiled packages to do the initial sanity check. From there I'll sort out the bits that need extra work and more often then not trash the install while doing it. Once I got it, I start over and do a proper net install with the lessons learned. The prebuilt stuff only takes thirty minutes to get the system up and running. Starting from source from the net and compiling usually takes me the better part of the day.

      --
      +++ UGUCAUCGUAUUUCU
    7. Re:Gentoo by bcmm · · Score: 1
      Starting from source from the net and compiling usually takes me the better part of the day.
      One day for stage 1? Does that include compiling xorg, a desktop environment, a browser, etc.?
      Or do you just work with impresively fast hardware that needs only a minimal text-only environment?
      --
      # cat /dev/mem | strings | grep -i llama
      Damn, my RAM is full of llamas.
    8. Re:Gentoo by (H)elix1 · · Score: 1

      Fast hardware, but not that fast. (grin) Even sharing the work with distcc takes a good chunk of time. Starting with stage 3, pulling updates from the net and compiling, just getting the base OS up and running without X or apps takes me the better part of the day.

      Getting ready to rebuild the current workstation to a server, and build a new workstation in the next couple weeks. I fully expect to botch my first couple attempts to get the SATA drive, video, or AMD64 specific stuff up and running. Rather than download and compile (only to do it a couple more times), I'd like to use the GRP Packages as I sort out the sillies first....

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      +++ UGUCAUCGUAUUUCU
  5. In that case.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Let me be the first troll to say: GNAA FUCK YOU!

  6. Sorry, by alien+at+large · · Score: 1

    Can't comment right now. I'm busy compiling.

    1. Re:Sorry, by bcmm · · Score: 1

      To tell the truth, so am I. And it doesn't stop me posting.
      Anyone who has ever installed service packs on windows will know that compiling stuff slows you system down less than some other update methods...

      --
      # cat /dev/mem | strings | grep -i llama
      Damn, my RAM is full of llamas.