Comments on: The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated. -Mark Twain

By: Gentoo e i problemi della Fondazione | PettiNix

Gentoo e i problemi della Fondazione | PettiNix — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:19:56 +0000

[...] The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated. -Mark Twain [...]

By: admin

admin — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:56:11 +0000

“So this is a big fat no to Daniel’s proposal then?”

Nowhere have I declared my opinion on Daniel’s offer.

“mainly due to neglect and infighting”

From the inside, I don’t see the neglect and the infighting is a fraction what it used to be.

By: MrCopilot

MrCopilot — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:47:23 +0000

So this is a big fat no to Daniel’s proposal then?

Did anyone actually pick Gentoo because of the foundation set up after Daniel Robbins left?

Probably not because of it, but some were perhaps grateful for it and it gave some sense of permanence which is severely in doubt right now.

By: Koala

Koala — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:35:50 +0000

Mingdao: Yes, Gentoo is just another fringe distro fading from sight, like DW postulated. It’s well past it’s “best before” date, mainly due to neglect and infighting, regardless of the wails of its fanboys and girls. That said, it does have its place in the Linux distro sphere like every other distro, not unlike UnitedLinux!

By: He Mingdao

He Mingdao — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:10:06 +0000

What is Gentoo? Is this a distribution of Linux? Why does anyone need another one besides Slackware?

By: baitas

baitas — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:49:35 +0000

Please remember that most users are used to very fast release cicles form their distros. So if gentoo does not release a new install cd every few months they will think it is in trouble! Add the hiatus on the release of the GNW, and I can see how an external user may think that gentoo is dying

That being said, I visited distroWatch once in the last few yeas while looking for an embedded solution, and guess what, I ended up trying gentoo!!!

By: nihilo

nihilo — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:46:58 +0000

Yes, distrowatch is sensationalistic, but that doesn’t mean that the user community is not extremely worried about the future of Gentoo and its reputation in the larger community.

By: David

David — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:34:16 +0000

Gentoo can’t die, it just can’t … best distro ever … it’s just cant!!!

By: admin

admin — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:43:46 +0000

Yes, I do agree that the GWN on the website is the face we present to the public. And as such, it should show a bit more life so it can more accurately reflect the technical work that continues to happen.

Maybe our distribution needs more staff members that want to work on website maintenance and other areas that need assistance. My opinion is the front page should be more of a blog news page with more frequent short blurbs as needed.

Instead of looking at the lack of GWN’s as Gentoo dying, it could be also be viewed as less technical work that a bunch of technical people aren’t super excited to work on. No excuse, of course and I haven’t helped or participated in any way to make that situation better.

By: Matija "hook" Šuklje

Matija "hook" Šuklje — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:10:58 +0000

…and I would like to express my gratitude to all the devs that make Gentoo happen and excuse myself for sometimes being a bit stupid (as a user) on the Bugzilla.

Keep up the awesome work!