It only takes three commands to install Gentoo:

> cfdisk /dev/hda && mkfs.xfs /dev/hda1 && mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/ && chroot /mnt/gentoo/ && env-update && . /etc/profile && emerge sync && cd /usr/portage && scripts/bootsrap.sh && emerge system && emerge vim && vi /etc/fstab && emerge gentoo-dev-sources && cd /usr/src/linux && make menuconfig && make install modules_install && emerge gnome mozilla-firefox openoffice && emerge grub && cp /boot/grub/grub.conf.sample /boot/grub/grub.conf && vi /boot/grub/grub.conf && grub && init 6

that's the first one

When you ask a question on HN, hoping it will become one of those awesome resources for learning new stuff to use in your small pet project, and it only gets 2 votes and just sits there for the past 3 days...

What is up with the 2000++ tables databases? I am supposed to build a DW from those, but that just seems impossible...