Mailing List Archive: is gentoo the ideal tool for me ?

chin chong wrote:
> I am having second thoughts : is gentoo the ideal tool for me ?
>
> The main requirements are :
> Basically, it a standalone system.
> Fast boot image on x86 (i7 + Atom) (1-2 seconds)
> GPU massive usage
> Power management (including fast wake up from s3).
> RT-patch
> Usage of the following tools : IPP, OpenGL, OpenCL, Java
> No UI

Gentoo is a tool which helps you build your own distribution, which
will be neccessary to meet your requirements.

There are other ways to build a distribution, but I think the Gentoo
way is very convenient while still powerful, especially when build
architecture is the same as the target.

//Peter