[olug] Distro Poll on the website

[Terry Bradshaw]

On Thu, 2003-12-04 at 11:28, Tim Bornholtz wrote:
> Although if you start with a stage3 install it really doesn't take that 
> long.  Stage 3 uses pre-build versions of X, Gnome/KDE, mozilla and a 
> lot others.
> 
> Just a thought.  Although I didn't vote because I'd vote Gentoo and I 
> tend to agree that it isn't a particularly newbie friendly or time 
> friendly install.
> 
> -Tim

I use Gentoo and love it, but I put a comment on the site saying that
Gentoo takes too long (and I brought up the LG drive problem with
Mandrake again).  Even with a Gentoo Stage 3 install, you have to get
the right one for the architecture.  That's a lot of CD's to have
available, plus more hardware fact-gathering is needed pre-install.

Actually, I'm wondering the same thing (time) about SuSE.  They don't
have downloadable ISO's for a system install.  They only have LiveCD's
and an FTP install option unless you buy a box.  Their boxed versions
contain non-free software, however, so I don't know if they can be
copied and distributed legally.  No matter how we feel about the ethics
of it, I think we want to keep it legal.  I don't know...maybe it is
fine to copy and distribute SOME of the CDs from the boxed set.

I've never done a system install from Knoppix, but I'm leaning that way
now.

Terry