[ltp] Gentoo
Peter Johanson
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 7 Oct 2003 06:41:51 -0700
On Tue, Oct 07, 2003 at 09:35:11AM -0400, Charles E Taylor IV wrote:
> On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 20:46:49 +0100
> "S. Anthony Sequeira" <tony@sequeira.com> wrote:
>
>
> > Sorry, I am in the process of installing LFS on my TP 600E. Not fast
> > or big hard disk either. All you need is patience and preferably
> > another machine for day to day work. It's not 'efficiency' I'm
> > primarily interested in, but knowledge and control of what *exactly*
> > goes onto my system.
>
> That's pretty much my point. Many of us want to get actual work done on
> our laptops ... work OTHER than compiling stuff like (for example) Open
> Office.
/me cites the openoffice-bin package in gentoo for just that reason...
(:
-pete
>
> If you have a spare machine kicking around, it doesn't really matter WHAT
> you install on it, or how long it has to sit and compile before you can
> use it.
>
> --
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> * Charles Taylor <tomalek@mindspring.com>
> * Chemistry teacher, Linux enthusiast!
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> * Web: http://home.mindspring.com/~charletiv/
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
> The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:
> http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad
>
--
Peter Johanson
<latexer@gentoo.org>