Subj : FreeBSD
To   : Charles Angelich
From : Russell Tiedt
Date : Mon Nov 26 2001 02:00 pm

Hi Charles,

 CA> --8<--cut 

 CA>>> AFAIK those people just bundle LINUX with various other
 CA>>> applications, they don't write the code. I don't see any
 CA>>> of them as significant in any way relative to LINUX
 CA>>> development. 

 RT>> They do a whole lot more than that, but, if you really want
 RT>> to do it all by yourself, you are welcome, there is LFS
 RT>> (Linux From Scratch) and BYO (Build Your Own) Linux'es. Try
 RT>> them and enjoy, I do suggest you get yourself a machine
 RT>> that is as fast as you can lay your hands on, compiling a
 RT>> CD-ROM or two of code does use a little time. :-) 

 CA> Using extremes to make a point doesn't really make a point. 

 CA> There are those who create what is not and there are those who
 CA> manage to profit from those who create. RedHat, Slackware, and
 CA> the others do not create. They are the other group. 

Well, I believe that the labourer is worth his hire, and the above save me a 
great deal of time and expense in doing exacly what they do to build my own 
Linux system, which is what you refer to as an extreme, no way you can have 
your cake and eat it, way the cookie crumbles, or if you prefer it is a case of 
horse's for courses. <shrug>

 CA> btw: I really am a person who would do what you suggest if I
 CA> was convinced that #1 LINUX was what I needed here, #2 LINUX
 CA> was being corrupted by those who compile the binaries, #3 the
 CA> necessary source code and hardware were made available to me
 CA> for whatever length of time I required to _complete_ the task. 

One: you decide for yourself;

Two: There are advantages to compiling your own other than not trusting those 
who "normaly compile the binaries, there are a number of "optimizations one can 
do, which are of value or might be needed depending on your hardware needs.

Three: As for availability of source, if that bothers you, download it and 
write it to CD-ROM, no hassle.

Russell

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