[plug] Gentoo vs Debian

[Craig Ringer]

> so... i can install a source package for say glibc or xfree and compile
> it relatively simply within debian?

I didn't find glibc too bad, but I built XFree from xfree86.org sources 
because I wanted XF86 4.3 not 4.1 as shipped with Debian.

That said, I nuked my home debian install shortly afterwards, and I 
don't play around with our debian boxes at work.

Craig