[Lilux-help] FreeBSD, compile from source and Distributions

[Bob Hentges]

Patrick Useldinger wrote:
> Hi all,
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> (1) Did you find any real advantage to compiling from source, except 
> that you can tweak the result by using compile options -Dxxxxx?

Nope

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> <snip>
> 
> (2) Would you agree that Debian is the best distribution if compiling 
> from source should be a fallback option, and not a must?

Debian is, IMHO just the best distribution around ;-) apt-get rocks, 
debian stable is wonderful for servers, testing & unstable perfectly 
suit my needs for the daily workstation.

> I know this one is tricky, but I am also interested in what 
> distributions you use and for what reason.

Debian not only great because of apt-get, the whole philosophy behind 
Debian is just biblical ;-)

> Hope you've made it 'till here ;-)

Yup, I did ;-)

Friendly,

Bob Hentges
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