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Updates, patches, etc. on Gentoo are usually quick, never had to wait more 
than a few hours for a critical fix or a couple days for a major release.
Gentoo can be quite resource intensive when updating large packages.  A kde 
compile on a XP 2200 take about 8 hours for instance.  Most smaller utility 
packages takes less than 10 minutes.  If all you are doing is routing with 
the box, I doubt you'll even notice when you do an upgrade.  If you decide to 
go the gentoo route, make sure you read and understand the portage manual.  A 
lot of the problems people run into with gentoo could be avoided with just a 
single read of the portage manual.

<a  rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/portage-manual.xml";>http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/portage-manual.xml</a>

Calvin


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