[ILUG] Source vs. Binary Packages

[Anthony]

Eamon Skelton wrote:
> 
> IMHO the pre-compiled binaries of KDE that come with
> Slackware and RedHat are absolute crap. It is well
> worth taking the time and trouble to compile KDE
> from source. I find my home-compiled KDE is noticably
> faster and much more stable than any pre-compiled
> version that I have seen. It takes many hours to
> compile, but it is worth the wait.
> 

I'm a newbie with an old machine (running RH6.2) and am always
interested in getting the most of out of it. I was curious as to whether
this is true of any other packages aside from KDE. I have just recently
started to play around with the other window managers / desktops aside
from fvwm and so far am quite liking KDE.
I like to install from source (when I have the time) as I find it to be
a good way to learn about  both the package in question and my system in
general. 

Best wishes,
Anthony Geoghegan