Or perhaps because some people don't like to wait for compiles, and don't see the inherent advantage of compiling all system software.
Personally I'd rather have GNOME updated in 5 minutes rather than an hour.
As a sailor I always found this really cool: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/ The NOAA has realtime data available from all its weather buoys in the oceans and great lakes; wave height, wind speed and direction, etc.
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Someone who wants a less rigid, more customizable UI.
That doesn't really work when installing apps you have not yet installed.
This could be an advantage, but for some people it simply isn't enough to justify waiting for compiles.
Or perhaps because some people don't like to wait for compiles, and don't see the inherent advantage of compiling all system software. Personally I'd rather have GNOME updated in 5 minutes rather than an hour.
As a sailor I always found this really cool: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/ The NOAA has realtime data available from all its weather buoys in the oceans and great lakes; wave height, wind speed and direction, etc.