On 1/15/2012 4:30 PM, David wrote:
> As the other reply says it is one way to learn more about how some=20
> things work under the hood.


This is the best reason of all to try out gentoo.  This is a pic mailing=20
list but if you ever venture into the world of ARM or MIPS systems that=20
can run a full linux kernel , learning how linux really works from the=20
basics , without installers or pre-packaged binaries helps a ton. =20
Gentoo gives you the chance to learn the core code to have a functioning=20
linux system so when the time comes to run on minimal hardware you can=20
better understand the process. I started with linux when there was no X=20
, no gui, just text, the process of using it was difficult, to say the=20
least ,but I better understood how it all worked. Today ,with the way=20
linux is distributed ,users become overwhelmed when something breaks=20
because they can't click their way out of the problem or there isn't=20
something they can download to fix it.

Mark



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