| Gentoo Linux |
Article Index for Gentoo |
Website Links For Gentoo |
Information AboutGentoo Linux |
Gentoo Linux is a Linux Distribution named after the Gentoo Penguin . It is designed to be Modular , Portable , easy to maintain, flexible, and Optimized for the user's machine. This is accomplished by building all tools and utilities from Source Code , although, for convenience, several large software packages are also available as precompiled binaries for various Architectures . Gentoo achieves all this via the Portage system. Gentoo is also appreciated for its discussion Forum s and the large knowledge base they represent. HISTORY Founder Daniel Robbins recalls the birth of the Gentoo Linux distribution in a three-part article series, Making the Distribution On 2006 . Before leaving the Gentoo team, he set up the non-profit Gentoo Foundation and transferred all copyrights and trademarks to it. The initial board of trustees of the Gentoo Foundation was appointed by Robbins but on May 25 , 2005 , the first board of 13 trustees was elected. There is also a subsidiary 7 member Gentoo Council whose members "decide on global issues and policies". The current members were voted in on August 31 , 2005 by the 148 active Gentoo developers. PORTABILITY
|