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[Mark Haney]

Derek Broughton wrote:
> Mark Haney wrote:
> 
>> I do agree there, maybe my phrasing was off, but it did seem to get the
>> point across.  You find many more 'first timers' on the Ubuntu list
>> /because/ it's more user friendly.  I started my kids and Mother out on
>> it, but they graduated to Gentoo.  No more upgrades, just rolling updates.
> 
> Ack!  You put your _mother_ on Gentoo!  That's just evil...  Seriously, I
> just have rolling upgrades too - they'd roll more easily if Ubuntu used a
> repository structure like Debian's, where the current repo is always
> named "stable".  I don't see the Gentoo advantage.

Yes, my mom is on Gentoo.  And she loves it.  I personally like it 
better as I have more control over what is compiled and when.  It's 
personal preference.

My kids use Gentoo as well.  But then, their geeks like their dad.

> 
>>> otoh, claiming you can do everything in the CLI faster than I can do it
>>> in a GUI is just plain ignorant :-)
>> Okay, when I wrote that, I really meant more administration type things.
> 
> LOL.  I'm kidding you - you asked for flames.  There are things I always do
> with the CLI.  I haven't downloaded new packages except with aptitude in
> years.

I know, I just wanted to clarify, sometimes my brain is faster than my 
fingers.

> 
>>>> Whereas in linux, you have lots tools that do ONE thing, but does it
>>>> extremely well.  In linux there is more than one way to skin a cat.
>>> Well, that would be an argument against having two databases that seem to
>>> do the same thing.
>> I don't see how that would be an argument against that.  
> 
> Yes, but JW thought the two databases were doing the same thing - if so,
> noone wouldn't need both.  But you're not skinning one cat - you're
> skinning different ones.

Okay, not identical operations, but similar.  I'm sure you understand 
where I was going with that line of thought.



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