etc alternatives craziness

[Christopher Chan]

Res wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Nov 2009, Rashkae wrote:
>
>   
>> Ed Lazerus wrote:
>>     
>>> thank you for your words, I know going to install opensuse which does not
>>> from googling use this stupid messy alternatives rubbish.
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> Err, I don't think Open Suse will be any more to your taste.. I really
>> really don't.. I think you'll only be satisfied with one of: Slackware,
>> Gentoo, LFS (from the big names list)
>>     
>
> Your recommending Slackware or Gentoo to HIM?  LOL
>
>   
Why not? (Maybe not Gentoo - it is also a dictatorship with alternatives 
installed - Even slackware has some dictatorship as to layout, packages 
available and blah blah.) He wants to be free right? Linux From Scratch 
- ultimate freedom.