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Hey Richard!

 RF> Gentoo is cool but it is not simpler by any means.

I think in the case of comparing linux distributions it is a relative term and often comes down to what an individual is familiar with.  In my case I started with Slackware back in the mid 1990's which was before Gentoo and others even existed.

Life is good,
Maurice

... Eadig biš se še in his ešle gešihš.
    Fortunate is he who prospers in his homeland.
--- GNU bash, version 5.1.4(1)-release (x86_64-motorshed-linux-gnu)