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Should You Pre-Compile Binaries or Roll Your Own?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the home-rolled-happiness dept.

Jane Walker writes "The completion of pre-compiled packages and maximizing machine performance are two powerful incentives for Windows admins to use Linux and compile an OSS package." TechTarget has an article taking a look at some of the "why" behind rolling your own. What preferences have other Slashdot users developed, and why?

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  1. Re:TEN PERCENT! by larry+bagina · · Score: 3, Funny
    You remind me of two economists walking down the street.

    "Look", said one, "somebody dropped a $20 bill!"

    "That's not possible", responded the other, "If there was a $20 bill there, someone would have picked it up already."

    --
    Do you even lift?

    These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.