🚀 go-pugleaf

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 17:36:40 +0000, Ramen Junkie wrote:

> "sven the unpleasant" <would...@liketoknow.com> wrote in message
> news:pan.2004.08.17.21.58.25.148208@liketoknow.com...
>> ...cause I'm gonna have to eat my words. Once upon a time not too long
>> ago, some of you may remember me expressing my hatred towards Linux.
>> Bitching about this, bitching about that, the usual whining that occurs on
>> an elementary school playground (probably not a valid comparison, as
>> AGSC's average IQ is less than that of an average third grader). Well,
>> after installing Gentoo, all my complaints have been whisked away. Portage
>> ensures working software that is easily installed, and it's not too hard
>> to add an ebuild to it. Everything works, with easy setup. So, for the
>> first time in my Usenet career, I've made an ass of myself. Enjoy this
>> while you can, for I doubt that this fluke will happen again.
> 
> As a Lunix hater, I installed RedHat a while back.  I find even the simplest
> task requires an excessive amount of work and jumping through "security"
> hoops.  Basically the machine sits under my desk now doing nothing more than
> serving my webpage.

Gentoo's a tad harder to install, but easier to maintain. Not to mention
that installing software is easier than on Windows, even. I just type
"emerge <program>" and bam, I've got something new to play with.