@agates you're not missing anything, they've basically re-tooled it to take all the fun out of it too
jaybirdtheman@agates @architect By retooled you mean made it easy for noobs
facades@jaybirdtheman @architect @agates It's funny how some view installing archlinux as a right of passage for aspiring linux users. Building Gentoo from kernel on the other hand actually teaches skills and builds fundamental understanding.
I guess when starting linux anything that departs from a GUI installer is an initial challenge though!
@agates @jaybirdtheman @facades agreed, at least Arch gets people away from those god-awful installers
thehightechredneck@facades @agates @architect @jaybirdtheman You get out what you put in. Gentoo doesn't necessarily teach you any more skills or build more fundamental understanding than Ubuntu does. It's the user on the other end of the keyboard that determines the level of understanding he/she gets out of the experience. I chose Arch because it gives me the flexibility I need without compiling everything from scratch. It's a great balance for *MY* workflow and style. To each their own :D