Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 22nd Sep 2006 14:28 UTC, submitted by danwarne
"I love Gentoo, [but] I also hate it with a vengeance. I'm not talking small time peeves here, like the way Krispy Kremes icing gets all over your fingers (and by extension, clothes). I'm talking the type of frustration that is expressed in multitudes of expletives, some of which would make the profinsaurus cry. Why? Because, by definition and by nature, a source-based distribution is its own worst enemy."
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2006-02-15
You don't actually need to have full control of what get installed (unless you have a very old and small drive of course). What isn't used, well, isn't used. How could something that isn't ever run ever hurt you?
Err...I can for example compile in support for mp3s, or any other codec. Or I can enable/disable some other (mis)feature. And, heck, I don't like to clutter my hard drive or menus with stuff I don't use. Isn't it rather stupid to install everything and edit the menus just to hide all those that are not in use when you can just choose not to install them altogether? This is why I use Gentoo. If not doesn't suit you, it doesn't mean it doesn't suit me...