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____/ Gregory Shearman on Friday 26 Aug 2011 10:05 : \____
> On 2011-08-26, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> ____/ Gregory Shearman on Friday 26 Aug 2011 07:07 : \____
>>
>>>
>>> BTW, libreoffice takes about an hour and a half to compile on my i7
>>> lappy.
>>
>> That is a very long time (but then again also a large program). I
>> guess most people ask, what is the upside of all this?
>
> Is it a long time? What is the problem? You can still use the old
> libreoffice while the new one is compiling.
>
> The upside? Already discussed ad Nauseum. If you don't see the upside
> then perhaps Gentoo isn't for you.
Optimisation for one's hardware is the main one I can think of. I will
try Gentoo next time I set something up. They're good with KDE.
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