Subj : everytime it rains, it rains penguins from heaven
To   : Nick Boel
From : Maurice Kinal
Date : Sun Sep 07 2025 15:34:01

Hey Nick!

> Without the need to compile it here, it took only about 3 minutes
> to install and reboot the machine. ;)

Maybe someday but I have my doubts.

> I must say, though, that 17 minutes for a kernel is getting a lot
> better now than the days of old, where it would take hours or even
> days.

Actually I have managed it in just over 5 minutes but that was a specific kernel destined for a specific machine with all the unneeded device drivers etc turned off.  Looking around at what I have currently working it probably could easily be achieved but then where's the fun in that?

> I remember glibc specifically, starting the compile before bed,
> wake up, go to work, come home and it was still compiling, only to
> fail at the end.

Them were the days.  Been there, done it.

> It was absolutely irritating, and probably around the time I
> switched from Gentoo to Archlinux many years ago. ;)

Slackware to LFS in my case.  However it wasn't because of glibc.  If I had to pick one annoying feature that caused the switch it would have to be vim. 

> I don't work for my PC, it works for me!

Both works best for me.  Given my age and circumstances that may not be for much longer which only encourages me to keep it going ...

Дуже груви, 
Maurice

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