Martin Skjöldebrand <shieldfire@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Monday 29 July 2013 15.12.53 lee wrote: >> Perhaps I'd be better off with arch or gentoo, perhaps not. They might >> have other disadvantages. > > The main disadvantage - if you are impatient - is that it is source package > based. So everything is compiled when you install it. Installing KDE takes a > bit of time ... > > One of the main advantages - if you are patient - is that it is source package > based. You can set compile time variables on each package so they are compiled > to your liking. (e.g. You can add mp3 support to one app while disabling it in > another.) Yes, I know --- these are things you can find out in advance. What I'd be more interested in is the advantages and disadvantages that aren't so easy to find out, and I'd probably only find out if I actually tried these distributions. -- Fedora release 19 (Schrödinger’s Cat) -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
