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It depends on the application. I can easily imagine supercomputers running Gentoo, since Gentoo lets you build the world with risky optimization flags that just
by hathawsh 9y ago
It depends on the application. I can easily imagine supercomputers running Gentoo, since Gentoo lets you build the world with risky optimization flags that just might work for you. I can also imagine high-security environments using Gentoo because Gentoo lets you eliminate unnecessary dependencies that may be a security risk.
But honestly, I think most people who run Gentoo do it for the learning experience and for fun. :-)
- cies 9y ago> I can easily imagine supercomputers running Gentoo Yeah, nice one! Very customized flags required. I was more talking about typical backend services, like Ceph or, say, a Riak or Postgres cluster.
- emmelaich 9y agoYou can get source rpms for say Centos or Scientific Linux and maintain your own set of patches and flags. Minimise your deviation from the stable stuff that everyone else is using.
- cies 9y agoWhich I expect is more common in super computers. But still, maybe there is some stuff with special processors that needs all to be compiled specifically with support for that type of thing, in order to make proper use of the underlying machine.