[TriLUG] lightweight linux distro/pc giveaway

[tomed at bellsouth.net]

That's kind of a good rule of thumb -- the types of programs that
would take forever to compile on a P75 wouldn't be a good choice on a
P75 anyway.

Tom Ed

At Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:08:04 -0400,
jason at monsterjam.org wrote:
> 
> > >as any modern-day M$/linux binary based distro. Nothing is installed by 
> > >"default".
> > OK I'll feed the troll :)
> mmm feeding time!
> 
> > 
> > So how many weeks will it take to compile everything needed for a basic 
> > desktop system running on something like a Pentium 75 with 16MB RAM and 
> > a 1GB hard disk?  And will it even fit?
> 
> well, like I said, you dont have to install X, you dont have to install gnome or kde or 
> anything else you dont want. Personally, I dont see what everyones hang-up is with "install 
> time". I cant say that Ive installed gentoo on a P75, but yes, it will take quite a while to 
> compile your kernel and whatever else you want to install. So I set up a screen session to 
> the box, emerge a few packages at once, and go do something else for a few hours. or let it 
> run overnight. Sure it might take a weekend to ge a server installed. Its not like I have to 
> sit there any watch it compile.. ;) 
> 
> in my opinion, the up-front time to install a gentoo system ONCE outweighs 
> having to reinstall <your binary distro version here> as they go through their release cycles 
> over the years. 
> 
> Jason
> 
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