Re: Asterisk:

Grant Edwards <grante@xxxxxxxx> writes:
On 2007-02-19, Rainer Weikusat <rainer.weikusat@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Grant Edwards <grante@xxxxxxxx> writes:
On 2007-02-19, Floyd L. Davidson <floyd@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I use Slackware. I do not use KDE or GNOME and cannot imagine
wasting computer resources on that style of desktop manager,
because it would be far too confining for what I do with a
computer. I use an highly customized FVWM window manager. If
you want to work with the nitty gritty of unix systems
administration, Slackware is unbeatable.

I think Gentoo would give it a run for its money. :)

Not in this respect. Gentoo is a desktop for complexity-loving
people with lots of spare time to waste.

Desktop? Gentoo doesn't even include a desktop in the basic
installation.

Considering that it is basically designed for people with the burning
desire to watch compiler output flying by for no particular reason,
anyhting else would be ... surprising. Taking the following quote into
account:

Since its first release in April of 1993, the Slackware Linux
Project has aimed at producing the most "UNIX-like" Linux
distribution out there. Slackware complies with the published
Linux standards, such as the Linux File System Standard. We
have always considered simplicity and stability paramount, [...]
<URL:http://www.slackware.com/info/>

comparing Gentoo to Slackware wrt to 'UNIX(*)-ness' rings somewhat
bizarre. Especially, technical simplicity has certainly never been a
goal for Gentoo and neither has been 'sensible preselection of
included software' (another thing Slackware reportedly tries to
achieve).
.

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