Ubuntu from source

[Amedee Van Gasse (Ubuntu)]

On Thu, September 24, 2009 11:53, Gilles Gravier wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Amedee Van Gasse (Ubuntu) wrote:
>> On Wed, September 23, 2009 18:40, Tim Tebbit wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Or start using Gentoo.
>>>
>>
>> Been there.
>> I prefer the Ubuntu values.
>>
> One of the issues with building from source every time you update a
> package is that on small / old / slow machines, it takes ages. Having
> binary distros like Ubuntu makes updates fast, even on smaller hardware.

Yes. I know. I *have* used Gentoo in the past.
It's just a theoretical question. Should I have asked it in sounder? Less
people there...