[SC.LUG] New poll - vote now!

[Greg Bolshaw]

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Guys (and gal?)

Just added a new poll to the web site (http://www.sc.lug.org.uk/):
	'Are commercial Linux distributions a bad thing?'

The results to my previous poll for best package management system 
proved interesting:

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Number of Voters:	24
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First Vote:	29 Dec 2003 @ 18:16
Last Vote:	16 Mar 2004 @ 21:14
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20.83% :: Redhat - RPM (5) 
33.33% :: Debian - APT (8) 
37.5%  :: Gentoo - Portage (9) 
8.33%  :: Other (2)
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Gentoo comes out top. For those of you that aren't familiar, here's a 
quote[1] outlining the Portage system:

"Portage is a very powerful advanced package management system. Its 
flexibility and its ability to serve as either a simple build engine or 
to form the heart of a cutting edge Linux distribution earns it the 
title of a Meta-distribution Engine. The Gentoo Linux distribution is 
built around Portage. 

Gentoo Linux itself is often referred to as a Meta-distribution. It 
consists of Portage and more than 4000 sets of package build recipes 
called ebuilds. These ebuilds tell the Portage engine how to compile 
and install a software package. Through the use of profiles and the 
command-line utility called emerge, users and developers can use 
Portage to install and maintain the packages that make up the 
underlying operating system and the applications on a system."

Regards
Greg

[1] http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/portage-manual.xml

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