From: Daniel Sheppard <daniels@...>
Date: 2007-02-07T08:55:23+09:00
Subject: Re: Linux OS

> It depends on what sort of server you're looking at. As you state, 
> Ubuntu is a desktop OS, as is Gentoo. That really leaves you with two 
> practical options, depending mainly on which package 
> management system 
> you prefer, RPM/Yum or apt.

Gentoo is not a desktop OS - it's not really geared that way at all -
sure the fact that you can compile everything optimised for your
processor makes for a potentially faster desktop experience, but there's
no real attempt to create a unified desktop experience like you'll find
in ubuntu and most of the commercial offerings.

I personally use gentoo on my server - I like the flexibility that
portage gives to the build process - especially for the transparency of
the update process.

Dan.