[ILUG] Suggestions for best 64 bit Linux distro?

[Nils Olofsson]

On Tue, 2005-06-28 at 21:53 +0100, Paul Biggar wrote:
> On 6/28/05, Simon Kenyon <simon at koala.ie> wrote:
> > gentoo is the only distribution that i have found which doesn't subject the
> > user to dependency hell while allowing them o remain current. i've only come
> > unstuck once and a bit of googling soon fixed that.
> 
> In gentoo, packages are going to fail.
So you know this for a fact ?(is it written in stone that gentoo
packages will fail)
>  You can't get around the fact
> that they simply are not as well tested as either ubuntu or debian.

So your telling me that my Gentoo box should be crashing every 10 mins ?
or if i do a emerge system that its going to break everything?

> Your copy of a package is really your own. It might never have been
> tested with your exact combination of CFLAGS and USE flags. And since
> it's bleeding edge, this is all the more likely. And if you unmask
> anything, even more likely. With debian and ubuntu, everyone gets the
> same. And while you you might cherich your individuality, I like the
> fact that things work.
> 
> Paul

Most ebuilds have a their own default Use flags which are know to work,
Just have a look at an ebuild if you don't believe me... and will not
build with anything for which it was not designed to work with in the
first place.For example:
USE="gstreamer" emerge evolution
According to your idea of what gentoo is, evolution should be compiled
against gstreamer but it will not, as evolution is not designed to work
with gstreamer maybe sometime it will(who knows)
As for CFLAGS there are recommended flags which 99% of people will use
All you have to do is read  /etc/make.conf.example for a better
understanding.
I hate it when people who, that never used gentoo or bother to get a
clue seem to be experts on all things Gentoo related.
Just because Ubuntu is the latest fashion trend doesn't mean I'm going
to wipe my install of gentoo which by the way is working perfectly just
to go along with everyone else.

Nils
PS:
 Trying to get some people to understand what Gentoo is all about, is
like trying to tell windows users what GNU/linux is.

Bring on the flames :)