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    [–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    I don't get that 'Gentoo takes forever' argument. With todays hardware it's really a non-issue. Just let the updates compile in the background while you do other stuff. My Arch install broke several times, not so my Gentoo. Also, the Gentoo community is really kind and don't treat you like an idiot for not knowing something.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    On the other hand, what's the benefit of running Gentoo on modern hardware?

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

    The ability to patch packages with little effort ( https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki//etc/portage/patches ) is the main reason I'm currently considering switching to gentoo.