Making the Distribution by Daniel Robbins (Gentoo Technologies, Inc.)

[Abhinay Omkar, Bangalore]

Hey guys,

 

Please, go through this IBM’s Developer Works Article by Daniel Robbins, President/CEO, Gentoo Technologies, Inc.

 

It is worth reading. Don’t miss Part 2 & Part 3.

 

Highlights:

 

• He talks about how he became a Stampede Linux developer, and why he eventually left Stampede to start his own distribution called Enoch.
• His contributions to Linux Community & Benefits being a Free Software.
• How he managed/tracked the bugs in his own distro called Enoch.
• Explained how RedHat maintain their own private bug fixes / patches.
• Explained why he is switched back to FreeBSD from Linux.
• Explained Pros & Cons of FreeBSD Operating System.
• As how FreeBSD rocks for servers and how Linux rocks for Desktop.
• Enoch is now known as Gentoo Linux.

 

 

Part 1 :

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-dist1.html

 

Part 2 :

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-dist2.html

 

Part 3 :

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-dist3.html

 

 

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Abhinay Omkar

GNU/Linux – The future is open.

 

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