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Should You Pre-Compile Binaries or Roll Your Own? 301

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Tuesday March 14, 2006 @05:11PM from the home-rolled-happiness dept.

Jane Walker writes "The completion of pre-compiled packages and maximizing machine performance are two powerful incentives for Windows admins to use Linux and compile an OSS package." TechTarget has an article taking a look at some of the "why" behind rolling your own. What preferences have other Slashdot users developed, and why?

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Re:Gentoo? (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday March 14, 2006 @05:30PM (#14919286)

Obligatory:

funroll-loops.org [funroll-loops.org]

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Re:Gentoo? (Score:2, Funny)

by ameoba ( 173803 ) writes: on Tuesday March 14, 2006 @07:26PM (#14920321)

If the site get's /.ed, check here [funroll-loops.org] for more information on the performance benefits of running Gentoo.

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Re:TEN PERCENT! (Score:3, Funny)

by larry bagina ( 561269 ) writes: on Tuesday March 14, 2006 @08:15PM (#14920652) Journal

You remind me of two economists walking down the street.
"Look", said one, "somebody dropped a $20 bill!"
"That's not possible", responded the other, "If there was a $20 bill there, someone would have picked it up already."

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You gotta love 'if it moves, compile it' boys... (Score:2, Funny)

by ezh ( 707373 ) writes: on Tuesday March 14, 2006 @10:54PM (#14921428)

Boss: Jack, I want this new webserver machine to be up and running as soon as possible
Jack, the Gentoo Admin: Yes, sure chief! It will take just a couple of days to compile everything...

What do you think is gonna happen next?

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Re:I am Between Self Compiling and Gentoo (Score:2, Funny)

by dildo ( 250211 ) writes: on Wednesday March 15, 2006 @09:51AM (#14923407)

Why did this guy copy his comment directly from Funroll-loops [funroll-loops.org] ?

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