[Haskell-cafe] Re: Haskell-friendly Linux Distribution

[Jason Dusek]

2010/03/28 Ertugrul Soeylemez <es at ertes.de>
> However, as always there is a catch.  Gentoo is a source distribution,
> which means that you compile the entire system from scratch.  On modern
> computers this is quite fast, but sometimes it can hammer on your
> patience.

  To be fair, Gentoo has a well thought out system for bundling up
  an installed build and creating a binary package for installation
  on other nodes.

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Jason Dusek