[plug] "Kits" as a tuitional tool.

[Ryan]

On Thu, 2005-09-29 at 17:06 +0800, W.Kenworthy wrote:
> Install gentoo or sorcerer - they could be described as kits/home built
> linux distros
> 
> They are "Meta" distros that build an installation according to a
> recipe.  The tutorial aspect comes from:
> 1. hands on learning
> 2. excellent (in the case of gentoo) documentation, wiki and forums.
> The gentoo installation doc is a work of art(ists)
> 3. closer to the nuts and bolts than most binary distros
> 4. forces you to do things in a basic manner, without being gui'd into
> hiding the underpinnings so you really do learn.

I've been meaning to give LFS a try one of these decades when I have
some time:

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/

It couldn't get much more hands on and educational than that.  Has
anyone tried this and has any comments?

Ryan
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