Being a Gentoo user, I already have quite a bit of flexibility rergarding stability vs. experimental packages. Still, Bedrock appeals to me. In my case, for the abillity to get other-distro-specific candy.

I have a question that's not handled by the FAQ, so I'll ask it here before I dive into the docs (though I probably will dive in anyway). On my machines, I already keep multple "/" partitions around with different distros installed (rarely used, but just in case). Could I just put Bedrock on one of these "/" partitions and have it "combine" the others that are already installed? Or does it want me to install the distros it "manages" from scratch? Combining what I've already built into one streamlined meta-distro is attractive, and just might be worth the effort.

When I say "have it combine", I of course wouldn't expect anything automagic (i.e. extra configuration is acceptable). But is this even possible?

Anybody else read the headline and start reading the summary as "Matt Mullenweg ... is sticking to his gnus ..." ?

It does work, after all.

WoG is actually available as tgz, deb, and rpm.

Still, fair point.

Agreed. It's offers like this where we Linux users can show we're a growing market, and we deserve games, too. I bought WoG during its previous name-your-price sale. It was good enough that I took the Humble Bundle plunge based on its inclusion, despite me knowing nothing about the other games offered here. I just figure they have to be good if they're next to WoG. The charity options really sweetened the deal. What's not to love here?

I'm no biologist, but your understanding of chicken reproduction seems flawed!

Yeah... I remember a video a few years ago of some people dragged their Gamecube from their car for a short while on pavement and dirt road and it still worked afterward. Ah, found it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEvlWQ5ULCg

Thirded and Fourthed. I had my DS's hinge crack despite taking very good care of it (padded carry case and all). After sending an email to Nintendo, they offered free repairs + free shipping both ways. Also, my first gen Wii had the common faulty GPU issue that caused minor graphical glitches/random "snow" effects. Same deal with the free repair & both-ways-shipping. Both repairs were quick, reuniting me with my goods within about a week per go. I was really impressed and it definitely made me feel like a valued customer. Although my story makes it seem like Nintendo makes crappy stuff, I can't really blame them for either defect. The hinge issue seems like something that could happen to any company, even one with a good QA department because it only happens after a LOT of use. And I the GPU issue falls more on AMD's shoulders.

Heck, when a control pod for my Logitech speakers broke recently, Logitech wanted me to pay shipping to/from their repair center. I stood firmly against this (my unit was well within warranty). I brought up Nintendo as an example of a company that did customer service right, and then they agreed to cover all costs. For setting the bar high enough to convince other companies to up their game, Nintendo deserves praise.

As a windows user for my entire life making the switch to Linux over the summer of 2007, I was nothing but thrilled with the looks, functionality, and personalization (through customization) KDE 3.5 had to offer. At the time, I wrote off Gnome as too different from what I was used to. After several months of falling completely in love with my OS/KDE, I began to strongly evangelize the use of Linux on the desktop, convincing a small handful of friends (doing my part for the whole "Year Of.." thing).

I went with the flow when KDE 4 took over. Although I was pretty disappointed with a lot of things (removal of a ton of Konqueror functionality that Dolphin sure as heck didn't replace/replace well, plasma crashing all the time, list could go on but I'm not trying to bash KDE or anything here), I kept patiently waiting for the promise of a stable, beautiful, better-than-3.5 desktop. When even 4.2 didn't fix a lot of the things wrong with my system, I finally decided to switch desktops until they got their act together.

KDE's problem is that my original plan has changed. I've gotten so acquainted to my new environment, that I can't see myself switching back to KDE anymore. It's not just inertial that's a factor here, I genuinely like my current setup. I used the word problem there not because I believe a single user matters to KDE, or any other F/OSS project for that matter, but because I wonder how many people are just like me: Hopped off the KDE bus, originally planning to get back on a few stops down the road, but have now opted for a different mode of transportation altogether (do I get points for bad car analogy here??). To boot, I am relatively young, and a sworn lifelong Linux user; there are many years of my life of Desktop Environment usage left.

At any rate, when Linus slammed KDE months ago, I was still on the fence. Now I'm pretty much in full agreement with him, minus the whole flamewar thing.

Here's the part where I'm pouring out champagne on my floor. "Thanks for the memories, KDE". I loved you, and I'll miss you.

There is no need to fear CLIT, especially on college campuses.