On Tuesday 13 March 2007 09:14, Jonathan Hutchins wrote:
This is another example of the resources Gentoo requires. A BINHOST server, dedicated to building and distributing packages. Binary distributions, on the other hand, provide that service for you.
That's the difference between an OS/distribution and a meta-OS, which Gentoo is. Just don't think of Gentoo as an OS, but rather an OS builder.