SURVEY : Internet Connections

layman82 · n00b Joined: 30 Jun 2003 Posts: 19

I am taking a survey regarding the internet connections that is used to access
Gentoo. This is a unofficial survey not connected with gentoo.org

Here are the survey questions :

(1) Do you use a broadband( 24hrs ) connection for access gentoo( yes or no)

(2) Do you think 24hours connection forms the majority ( or equivalent)
of the Internet connections in your country ( US or europe)

(3) Do you think, that 24hrs connections is required for really experiancing the terrific download and the hectic compile process of gentoo

Thanks in advance

Naughtyus · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 10:23 am Post subject:

1) yes
2) yes (for a large majority of people I know at least) - I'm not US or Europe though.
3) yes

charlieg · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 10:45 am Post subject:

1) yes
2) no
3) yes

Gentoo is very slow-inet unfriendly. Whilst there could be things done about this, it needs somebody to take a stand and address the issue. Understandably, it appears it is not a priority for most Gentoo devs.
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Anime_Fan · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 10:54 am Post subject:

1) Yes
2) No (but the majority has flat-rate broadband, don't want to be online 24/7 I guess)
3) No. You could ask someone to download the packages you need and put them where they are downloaded ^^. I recommend flat-rate internet regardless of Gentoo usage or not, though.

nrl · Guru Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Posts: 446 Location: Glasgow, UK

1. yes
2. no
3. yes
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kesuari · n00b Joined: 18 May 2003 Posts: 63

Yes
No (glad to see Americans have worked out there is a world outside their borders, I guess it's only time till they realise that Europe isn't a country and that other countries besides do exist)[1]
Probably, but I'm sure you could survive without broadband.

[1]: Sorry, I realise plenty of Americans don't match the image anti-Americans paint of them, I just found the 'in your country (US or Europe)' incredibly stupid.

layman82 · n00b Joined: 30 Jun 2003 Posts: 19

I regret that grammer mistake.

What i meant was 'your' country in europe and not europe as a country.
As I thought it is un-neccessary to list each and every country in that CONTINENT

pYrania · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 12:04 pm Post subject:

1) yes
2) no
3) no
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Uranus · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 12:14 pm Post subject:

1) yes
2) yes
3) yes

Lovechild · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 12:41 pm Post subject:

yes | all questions

jimlynch11 · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 12:49 pm Post subject:

yes
no
yes

christsong84 · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 1:21 pm Post subject:

yes^3
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klarnox · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 2:19 pm Post subject:

yes
no
yes

fca · Guru Joined: 22 Feb 2003 Posts: 346 Location: Netherlands

yes
yes
yes

frippz · Guru Joined: 22 Aug 2002 Posts: 460 Location: Sweden

yes
no
yes

zenlunatic · Guru Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Posts: 312

1. No. I'm on 56k, although real dialup, not AOL, MSN, ETC...
2. No. Around here it's still sort-of novel to have cable. I'm waiting for DSL availability, or hell to freeze over.
3. No. I just download ebuids at school or friends houses. I compile later. I know what I want though. No kde, gnome, emacs, vim, nano, nedit, kdevelop, everyfoobaralternative on my system. I pick one thing and use it. It's my only choice really.

Also, if anyone knows of any reliable dialup ISP's, let me know.

idl · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 4:00 pm Post subject:

1. Yes
2. No
3. No (I used to run Gentoo on 56k dialup, it wasn't a problem)
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m0sk · n00b Joined: 18 Apr 2003 Posts: 39 Location: Belgium

(1) yes
(2) yes
(3) yes

snutte · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 4:28 pm Post subject:

(1) Yes
(2) Yes
(3) Yes

stustill · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 4:49 pm Post subject:

1) Yes
2) No (Scotland/Britain/Europe)
3) Yes

Brown Eyed Boy · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: SURVEY : Internet Connections

(1) Yes, ADSL.

(2) No, defnitely not in the UK. Most of those with Internet access have a 56k dial up.

(3) No. So long as you have a _fast_ connection (I'd say minimum 512kbps ADSL/Cable), then so long as that connection can be switched on whenever you need it, there's no need for it to actually be connected 24/7.

~Brown Eyed Boy

zez · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 5:40 pm Post subject:

[1] yes
[2] no
[3] yes

AlterEgo · Veteran Joined: 25 Apr 2002 Posts: 1619

yes
no (NL)
no

dylix · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 6:29 pm Post subject:

1) yes
2) yes
3) yes
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phong · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2003 6:34 pm Post subject:

YNY. On the third, I should qualify it - I high speed connection is more important than a 24hr connection. That's true of any net-install/upgrade of any distro though (perhaps MORE true of Gentoo). It's not impossible over dial-up, just painful.
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