Comments on: Did Gentoo just die?

By: sylv3rblade

sylv3rblade — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:19:12 +0000

@Chiron613
errhmm I wish you checked on the date of this post though.

By: Chiron613

Chiron613 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:13:00 +0000

I’m not sure what you mean when you say the front page of the Gentoo Website was last updatad in October of 2007. There are articles all through 2008, up until December 20.

I’m sure Gentoo the distro will survive, even if the company doesn’t. I’m thinking that the company may very well get its act together and revive.

I’d certainly hate to lose Gentoo, though. Their distro, as you said, gave me plenty of headaches and long, sleepless nights – and lots of fun, too.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:59:35 +0000

It’s not like Gentoo can completely die anyway. I’m sure that there will always be enough of a user/developer base to at least keep it intact until it starts coming back. There are plenty of smaller distros that are more than surviving.

By: jonny rocket

jonny rocket — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:47:49 +0000

dan robbins doesn’t care. gentoo is gentoo.

By: sunru

sunru — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:35:06 +0000

“gentoo is not about newsletters and management.”

Why thats all I see, bureaucrats. Where are the real brains? in the basement?
Gentoo Is Dead, not the concept, but the “name” and thus the distro. May we learn from this lesson and expire developers that do not contribute and be extremely wary of individuals that aspire for personal gratification via some superficial status such as a IRC operator or @leetdistro.org email – don’t be so desperate for such immature developers, it will come back to bite you (as it has gentoo).
Furthermore, always be on the look out for talentless individuals that only have “diplomas in psychology” or some warped “Public Relation” experience – that deviantly aspire to test “game theory” on a simple and innocent linux development community.

Thus destroying it.

Live and learn.

Time for new concept (WIP).

Gentoo will be superseded, by a far superior concept. Its just a matter of time.

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By: sylv3rblade

sylv3rblade — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:00:41 +0000

I’d like to see him back at the helm again too, it’ll be interesting to see what’s in stored for us when that happens.

By: SaigonNezumi (Kevin)

SaigonNezumi (Kevin) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:53:23 +0000

It was revoked as a legal nonprofit entity in the State of New Mexico but there is a process to get the charter reinstated in any state. The Gentoo Foundation is still the legal owner per their Bylaws.

I would like to see Daniel take the helm again so his supporters can return to Gentoo. If not, fork Gentoo, combine with Sabayon, or create a new distro, Funtoo, and watch his community grow.

By: sylv3rblade

sylv3rblade — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:59:51 +0000

@mieses
yes but on the frontend, it’s really nice to see updates no matter how small, like a newsletter.

@x86xlat
Ah yes, it’s really rewarding once you’re able to build it from the ground up but it’s a darm long process that everyone should experience. Takes care of the noobs and it welcomes the willing. Definitely a win-win.

By: x86xlat

x86xlat — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 08:56:02 +0000

“Linux newbs will be missing all the “fun.” No really.” That’s it Really good distro if you want to know “how it works”.

By: mieses

mieses — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:17:21 +0000

gentoo is not about newsletters and management.