Sounds good. I'll probably be able to demo an installation CD. Just let me know when and where. :-) -- Rod http://www.sunsetsystems.com/ On Wed, 27 Sep 2000, der.hans wrote: > Am 27. Sep, 2000 schwäzte Rod Roark so: > > > If you're going to talk about relative merits of distributions and > > their vendors, it also seems relevant to talk about the realistic > > *alternative* to using a distribution. I.e., installing Linux from > > scratch, as described at http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/. > > Great point. My oversight. Especially since I'm also familiar with > lfs. The LRP or other specific use projects might also be appropriate. > > The lfs project is definitely something we should cover. > > > My point is, one shouldn't ask the question "which distribution should > > I use?" until they have considered the question "should I use a > > distribution?". > > > > Yes I have a personal interest in this as the originator and maintainer > > of LFSMake (http://lfsmake.org/), which to a large degree automates LFS > > installation. So I may be a bit too close to the topic and it's fine > > with me if someone else wants to cover it. I just think it should be > > mentioned. > > No prob. I've no prob with you covering it ( unless your not covering it > got a lurker I know of to show up so he can ;-). > > ciao, > > der.hans > -- > # der.hans@LuftHans.com home.pages.de/~lufthans/ www.Opnix.com > # Motorraeder toeten nicht. Motorraeder werden getoetet.