Subj : Re: Vector and Gentoo
To   : Tracker1
From : Angus Mcleod
Date : Thu Jun 02 2005 12:53 am

  Re: Re: Vector and Gentoo
  By: Tracker1 to Angus Mcleod on Wed Jun 01 2005 20:42:00

 > Gentoo is pretty much a DIY distro, it essentially starts with a cleaned up
 > distro, and the "gentoo" way with emerge will compile software/packages for
 > your setup.  I setup a mysql gentoo box, that pretty much only had the netwo
 > stack, and what was req'd for mysql.. nothing else.. it was connected via a
 > giga-e crossover cable to the webserver it was being used with.. thing ran
 > faster than anything I'd seen before/since...

No reason you couldn't have compiled yourself a custom kernel and done the 
same with Slackware.


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