[ILUG] Suggestions for best 64 bit Linux distro?

[nadir at compsoc.nuigalway.ie]

Quoting Paul Jakma <paul at clubi.ie>:

> On Thu, 23 Jun 2005, Nils Olofsson wrote:
>
> >> Is there a speed difference? Maybe, but I don't notice it. Anyhow,
> >> you spend so long installing packages in the background that your
> >> system will probably run slower, on average.
> >
> > All my updates compile in the background, most 99% are emerged within a
> > few hours.
>
> Funny, Debian and RPM based distro's can install software in less
> than a minute. I thought Gentoo was supposed to be *faster*?
>
> Plus, you get to either do actual /useful/ stuff with those saved
> cycles or alternatively not use them and save a bit on your
> electricity bill.
>
> And that's ignoring fact that source tends to be significantly larger
> than the resulting binaries built from it, and hence can be
> downloaded much faster.. How long does it take to download OpenOffice
> source, even with DSL? :)
>
> Aside: I object to Gentoo users being called 'ricers'. Original
> "rice-burners" (ie Japanese motorbikes, and more recently japanese
> sports cars as well) actually *were* faster, more reliable and
> generally better than the established competition. Gentoo is none of
> those.
>
> /me goes to bed to dream of further ways to troll gentoo users
>
> regards,

YAWN

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