Gentoo: “We're Not Dead”
In 2008 the Gentoo Foundation ceased to exist, sending rumors of Gentoo’s demise and ultimate death circulating around the Internet. Almost two years on, the distro is still here and celebrating its...
View ArticleThoughts from 6-month-old Gentoo user
I am a six-month-old Gentoo user now! Six month ago, I posted about being a newbie of Gentoo. Now I could say I am happy with my decision of switching from Fedora. Please note that Fedora is a great...
View ArticleFirebird database is available in top major linux distros
All major free distro have now latest Firebird stable version (2.1.3) available in their official repositories.Here is the list of where firebird 2.1.3 is included or can be installed
View ArticleAttention all Gentoo stable users
Tomáš (scarabeus) and I decided it was time to do another round of stabilizations.
View ArticlePentoo 2009.0 Screenshots
Pentoo Linux is a Gentoo-based Linux distribution that runs as a Live CD or Live USB. Pentoo has been designed to provide a penetration testing and security assessment solution through the use of...
View ArticleOn Gentoo and its use-flags
Many times I can read about how people look at Gentoo and its nature of always compiling each packet at installation. Often it’s believed that Gentoo is faster because the compilation can optimize for...
View ArticleDisdaining Gentoo
Gentoo Linux has its problems. Gentoo once heralded the source-based distribution revolution, but in the second half of my time with gentoo, things went from bad to worse.
View ArticleFor those about to Rock - Gentoo-based electronic guitar
This crazy guitar is actually an open source MIDI system using a sexy touchscreen with multi-touch and reactive fretboard. The result? Called the Misa Digital he fretboard has 144 note buttons, runs...
View ArticleGentoo KDE 4.4 upgrade a day after
When KDE 4.4 was released a few days ago, I just had to try it out. Here is a brief outline of the installation og the unstable KDE 4.4 ebuilds and first day experience.
View ArticleWhat's wrong with Gentoo, anyway?
Yesterday I snapped and declared my intent to resign from Gentoo. Why did that happen? Well, it’s a huge mix of problems, all joined together by one common factor: no matter how much work I pour into...
View ArticleBug fixing in Gentoo: How we are performing
I’ve been playing with matplotlib and Gentoo bug numbers from the last ~6 month to be able to see how we are performing at fixing bugs lately. This is the current output:
View ArticleAn In-depth Look at Gentoo Linux
Kernel News has an excellent article covering the ins and outs of running Gentoo Linux. Not sure why no one covers Gentoo Linux anymore, nice to see someone is covering this excellent Distribution.
View ArticleTesting out Funtoo
"The other day I decided to give a try at Funtoo (for those that do not know it yet, a variant of Gentoo). I am very impressed with the improvements that Daniel Robbins has done so far..."—— See also:...
View ArticleSabayon 5.4 review
Sabayon 5.4, released at the end of last month (September, 2010), is the latest version of the Gentoo-based, multi-purpose Linux distribution. This is the third release this year. The other two...
View ArticleSabayon 6 GNOME review
Sabayon is a multi-purpose, Linux distribution based on Gentoo, with support for binary package installation. Sabayon 6 is the latest stable release and installation images for the E17, GNOME, KDE,...
View ArticleGentoo: “We're Not Dead”
In 2008 the Gentoo Foundation ceased to exist, sending rumors of Gentoo’s demise and ultimate death circulating around the Internet. Almost two years on, the distro is still here and celebrating its...
View ArticleThoughts from 6-month-old Gentoo user
I am a six-month-old Gentoo user now! Six month ago, I posted about being a newbie of Gentoo. Now I could say I am happy with my decision of switching from Fedora. Please note that Fedora is a great...
View ArticleFirebird database is available in top major linux distros
All major free distro have now latest Firebird stable version (2.1.3) available in their official repositories.Here is the list of where firebird 2.1.3 is included or can be installed
View ArticleAttention all Gentoo stable users
Tomáš (scarabeus) and I decided it was time to do another round of stabilizations.
View ArticlePentoo 2009.0 Screenshots
Pentoo Linux is a Gentoo-based Linux distribution that runs as a Live CD or Live USB. Pentoo has been designed to provide a penetration testing and security assessment solution through the use of...
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