[luau] Gentoo emerge vs Debian apt-get

[R. Scott Belford]

Dustin Cross wrote:
> #apt-get -u upgrade
> 
> #emerge -e world

Things have changed and gentoo is moving to the rpm format for package 
management.  This link below is from the evolving slashdot discussion.

http://www.gentoo.org/news/en/gwn/20030401-newsletter.xml

I prefer Debian for a production machine with easy updating.  If you use 
the stable version, you can be sure that running apt-get update and 
apt-get upgrade will keep you safe and secure within the Debian 
community.  You will never have to pay anything for updates, and you 
have a frightfully large package base to choose from.  I have not used 
gentoo, but it seems like a build it yourself debian distribution that 
requires a very good mind to keep it updated and stable.

Considering your collection of and affinity for older hardware, debian 
can become your friend.  I would consider it among the best server 
platforms unless you move over to freebsd.

scott