I'm sure there are small benefits, but the benefits of the binhost are much cooler to me
That's no longer the point of Gentoo either.
- gentoo manages compile options globally. This is not only for optimization. It can be used to enable certain features of a program only available via compile options.
- freedom between rolling release, stable release, or a mixture of the two. You don't have to opt for one or the other. And you can only make some programs rolling and others stable. Gentoo is the only distro I know that lets you do this without issues
- can use any version of a program you want. That's the benefit of the build system. Since you're compiling, you link against the versions you want. No more compatibility issues because you didn't use the specific version your distro has.
- super easy to install programs not in the repos and still have them managed by portage. Ebuilds are easy to write, and you don't have compatibility issues if you configure your deps right
- super easy patch management. Just drop it the right place and you're done.
- although its not mandatory, openRC is great
I use a self hosted binhost so that I only compile on one of my devices, share with the rest. Works flawlessly.
Upvoted for Manjaro, downvoted for gentoo. (no vote as a result)
Users should read the rules. If you had to point out everything someone may possibly assume, first of all that's impossible, and second of all you'd run out of characters. This censorship is harmless, and sometimes can be funny.
iOS is fully proprietary, so while some might argue that it is more private, it is almost impossible to know. What we do know is that it isn't private, and apple has a track record against privacy.
I think comparing the two platforms from a privacy perspective is pointless. You're not going to be private either way. Might as well focus on other factors.
I thought apple’s business model was to not sell your data but charge more upfront.
Charging more? Absolutely. Not sell your data? No, they will sell.
Charging more is only because people are willing to pay it. So why not? Most people don't even care about their data being sold, and will not stop buying apple products for it.
It's gotta be pretty difficult to differentiate human users from bots. If it was easy, you could prevent bots from loading the page altogether.
Chances are this was done before it reached lemmy, because other platforms (notably Facebook) will give you trouble otherwise.
Gentoo's install process is manual by design. If you don't like the install process, then gentoo may not be for you, because want to use those skills while you use it day to day too.
There is bootable ISO installation media. One that is TTY-based, like Arch's, and there's one they added a couple years ago that has GUI based with KDE. You'll still have to follow the hand book while you install, so it's still manual. But if you wanted a graphical experience in the bootable ISO then that's the one.
A bootable ISO for the installation media / Live CD? Or you mean the final install product?
I agree. Nix and Guix follow a very unorthodox approach to managing a unix-like system, and while they make it work for most things, there's always those few issues that linger around.
I really like their approach. But Gentoo's approach is much more "just works" and tries to be unorthodox only where it is necessary or highly beneficial.