Gentoo rocks -> Debian vs. Gentoo

[Chris Cowan]

I think the BSD Demon is kicks all the Mascot's Butts! But I'm partial to 
devils... GO MAROON AND GOLD!!!

On Tuesday 23 April 2002 01:06 am, you wrote:
> > Err maybe ease of use isn't the point I should have
> > been stressing. Like Tony said even debians unstable
> > branch seems a little too dated. That's actually the
> > main reason I switched to gentoo. I didn't want to
> > wait for the 4.2.0 debian package, and my video card
> > wasn't supported in 4.1.1 (which was the newest
> > version available at the time if I remember right).
>
> I dont want to sound like a Debian Zealot here, but unstable being dated
> sounds kind of funny.  I mean unless you are purely a 'hobbyist' I cant
> imagine running every package from CVS.
>
> How long has 4.2.0 of X been out?  BTW: I am in the same boat I have a
> CyberBlade that would be better off with 4.2.0, but with a little hacking I
> got decent support in 4.1.x.  FWIW: This is an odd case where Debian is
> moving Testing to Stable and so they have moved ALL efforts into freezing
> and making the move.  So the Xfree86 developer (Branden) was not able to
> devote time to 4.2 packaging in full yet.  A little foot work and I bet you
> could find 'unofficial 4.2' packages.
>
> > Plus I think "Larry the Cow" is a better mascot than
> > that little debian swirl thing ;).
>
> Now that is a darn good reason.  I only like Linux better than BSD cause
> Tux is cooler than BSD Demon. ;)
>
> -Derek
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