> Anyone who advocates maintaining from source has simply never > administered more than a handful of machines at a time. > > Great way to learn, but impractical for hundreds to thousands of > machines. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_%28software%29#Binary_Packages http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=3#doc_chap4 Most useful if the machines in question are identical or near identical. --------------------------------------------------------------- This message and any attachments may contain Cypress (or its subsidiaries) confidential information. If it has been received in error, please advise the sender and immediately delete this message. ---------------------------------------------------------------