On 2008-05-06, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> ____/ Gregory Shearman on Tuesday 06 May 2008 10:23 : \____
>
>> On 2008-05-05, The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Moshe Goldfarb
>>><brick.n.straw@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote
>>> on Thu, 1 May 2008 10:00:12 -0400
>>><fftaxqu565rw$.1jk729z5plrw7.dlg@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>> On Thu, 01 May 2008 07:58:12 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Gentoo 2008.0 Beta 2 [Screenshots]
>>>>
>>>> I'll make sure the 5 people left still using Gentoo hear about it.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I already know about it, putz. :-P
>>>
>>
>> Yeah.. it's all in linux.gentoo.user
>>
>> Who cares about this? It doesn't really concern me, as my machine is as
>> up to date as the newest Gentoo. Eventually I might switch over my
>> profile but nothing really changes.
>>
>> It's a non-event.
>>
>> Gentoo doesn't work like other distros, there really isn't any new
>> "releases", except for a new install CD.
>
> The main point to make is that lots of devices are built with Gentoo and many
> servers run it too (at least the ones whose admin are ricers :-) :-).
>
> IIRC, Gentoo's market share among Linux desktops was last shown to be something
> like 7%. DesktopLinux.com, IIRC.
Yeah, well, I've never been a trendsetter and Gentoo is no longer
trendy. We're now a rather rare bunch on desktops.
--
Regards,
Gregory.
Gentoo Linux - Penguin Power
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