Also bear in mind that some of these people will have p2-266's and 14.4k dialups.
Sorry.
// goes back to the corner...
I recomend it though, compiling everything isn't as crazy as it sounds - if you have a *mildly* recent computer.
Hey, it wasn't a slapdown. I was just pointing out that Greig was asking for comments for suggestions for linux distributions for people who aren't already running linux! Learning more about linux is a fine goal - and something I'd suggest people do. However, we need to get them past the "Oh my God, it's not windows" stage first :). Also, I've seen some nasty bugs in gentoo's packaging which are not at all condusive to a new user. It's great, but I wouldn't put my mother in front of it. If we want super-optimised distro's, then I believe that is one of Yoper's claims to fame...