On Feb 7, 2008 12:15 PM, Rony gnulinuxist@gmail.com wrote:
IMHO, for kernel hacking its fine
Where did that come from?
but for learning Linux administration and packages, all this will tie him down and divert him from other post installation tasks.
Like? I never felt tied down when using gentoo.
For starters, a system that works fairly out of the box should suffice.
That differs from person to person, IMO. Works for some, doesn't work for some.