Re: [SLUG] SuSE 7.3 retail

From: Paul M Foster (paulf@quillandmouse.com)
Date: Mon Nov 12 2001 - 19:00:47 EST


On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 10:52:30PM -0500, Doumbeck1@aol.com wrote:

> Too many reasons really to list...I haven't installed a distro except when
> its for a friend who wants to try linux or because I need a quick development
> environment...in which case I install RH7.1 and replace with and compile GNU
> sourced gcc-2.95.3-2 and Glibc-2.2.4 and Binutils-2.11.2.
>
> Otherwise for my production boxes I compile it all myself using the quick dev
> environment described above. My system are much "tighter" in more ways that
> one, and they are 100s of times more stable....Until the storm last ?month? I
> had uptimes of 2 years on two of my boxes.
>
> Scot Mc Pherson

Y'know, a presentation or write-up on this would be really great. I'm
definitely interested. Have you ever used Linux From Scratch?

Paul



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