For programmers especially, this should already be a well practiced method.
For myself, I do this with web-based applications by making regular trips to CoolHomePages.com
I am sure there are similar sites out there, anyone have any good sites that they use for inspiration?
It's pretty obvious that you have never tried using gentoo.
I think that once set up, Gentoo takes much less time to maintain and run than any Distro I have ever used (Redhat 5.2-9, Fedora 1 and 2, Debian, Mandrake, Knoppix (on hard drive), slackware).
I think that this is partly because the package manager is so great (trustworthy, stable and easy to use), and partly because the software that is installed is compiled specifically for all of the other software installed.
The best part is that the work of compiling all of your programs doesn't even have to take that much time or effort. Most gentoo users update overnight, or even compile while they work, neither of which has to dominate the usage of your system. Depending on which settings you use, changing the nice value of an emerge command let's you run it in the background with relatively little side effects. (See Gentoo Wiki - Portage Niceness)
And just to clear up a hole in my argument above ("once you get gentoo set up"), Setting up gentoo is easier than ever with the live CD and pre-compiled packages. You can even re-compile these packages (after the initial install) by installing their non-binary versions once you have your system up and running.
I was a Redhat user for many years, and until Fedora Core 2 failed me, and I could absolutely not get any Distro other than Gentoo to support my Treo-600 syncing, IBM T-40 Hardware, and my sd-card reader - I saw no reason to compile my software regularly. With gentoo, you don't even notice that you are compiling, except that software takes longer to install - and considering that everything I works beautifully (minus the bloat of most Distros), I save myself many lost days of troubleshooting despite compile time.
If you haven't tried Gentoo before, or not for a while. Give it a try, you probably will not go back.
My computer is failing to connect to the tracker also. I am for sure not behind a firewall, and have been trying for about the last 30 mins (since about 6:50 EST).
Any other users out there able to connect to the tracker?
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For programmers especially, this should already be a well practiced method. For myself, I do this with web-based applications by making regular trips to CoolHomePages.com I am sure there are similar sites out there, anyone have any good sites that they use for inspiration?
"Gentoo's too damn time consuming for my tastes."
It's pretty obvious that you have never tried using gentoo.
I think that once set up, Gentoo takes much less time to maintain and run than any Distro I have ever used (Redhat 5.2-9, Fedora 1 and 2, Debian, Mandrake, Knoppix (on hard drive), slackware).
I think that this is partly because the package manager is so great (trustworthy, stable and easy to use), and partly because the software that is installed is compiled specifically for all of the other software installed.
The best part is that the work of compiling all of your programs doesn't even have to take that much time or effort. Most gentoo users update overnight, or even compile while they work, neither of which has to dominate the usage of your system. Depending on which settings you use, changing the nice value of an emerge command let's you run it in the background with relatively little side effects. (See Gentoo Wiki - Portage Niceness)
And just to clear up a hole in my argument above ("once you get gentoo set up"), Setting up gentoo is easier than ever with the live CD and pre-compiled packages. You can even re-compile these packages (after the initial install) by installing their non-binary versions once you have your system up and running.
I was a Redhat user for many years, and until Fedora Core 2 failed me, and I could absolutely not get any Distro other than Gentoo to support my Treo-600 syncing, IBM T-40 Hardware, and my sd-card reader - I saw no reason to compile my software regularly. With gentoo, you don't even notice that you are compiling, except that software takes longer to install - and considering that everything I works beautifully (minus the bloat of most Distros), I save myself many lost days of troubleshooting despite compile time.
If you haven't tried Gentoo before, or not for a while. Give it a try, you probably will not go back.
My computer is failing to connect to the tracker also. I am for sure not behind a firewall, and have been trying for about the last 30 mins (since about 6:50 EST).
Any other users out there able to connect to the tracker?