Happy Tenth Birthday, Gentoo!
by George T on Oct 7 2009 at 16:24 
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It’s feels like yesterday when I first tried the Gentoo linux distribution. It blew my mind. There are numerous things that make Gentoo linux one of a kind. One of them is definitely scalability/configurability. In fact, I have never used any other linux distribution that is by default that much scalable and configurable. It actually makes you feel like you can do anything you want! Of course, you can’t talk about Gentoo without mentioning performance issues. Gentoo is like performance’s synonym or something.
Gentoo is a free operating system based on either Linux or FreeBSD that can be automatically optimized and customized for just about any application or need. Extreme configurability, performance and a top-notch user and developer community are all hallmarks of the Gentoo experience.
Gentoo Linux was initially created by Daniel Robbins as the Enoch Linux distribution which changed to Gentoo Linux almost immediately. Gentoo now celebrates its 10th birthday, releasing a special edition LiveDVD available for download in two flavors, a hybrid x86/x86_64 version, and an x86_64-only version. The LiveDVD features packages like:
- System packages include: Linux Kernel 2.6.30 (with gentoo patches), Accessibility Support with Speakup 3.1.3, BASH 4.0, GLIBC 2.9, GCC 4.3.2. Binutils 2.18, Python 2.6.2, Perl 5.8.8, and more.
- Desktop Environments and window managers include: KDE 4.3.1, GNOME 2.26.3, Xfce 4.6.1, Enlightenment 0.16.8.15, Openbox 3.4.7.2, Fluxbox 1.1.1, TWM 1.0.4, and more.
- Office, graphics, and productivity applications include: OpenOffice 3.1.1, G/Vim 7.2.182, Abiword 2.6.4, GNUCash 2.2.9, Scribus 1.3.3.11, GIMP 2.6.4, Inkscape 0.46, Blender 2.49a, XSane 0.996, and much more.
- Web browsers include: Mozilla Firefox (Minefield) 3.5.3, Arora 0.7.11, Opera 10.0, Epiphany 2.26.3, Galeon 2.0.4, Seamonkey 1.1.17, and other favorites.
- Communication tools include: Pidgin 2.5.9, Quassel 0.5, Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.23, Claws Mail 3.7.2, Ekiga 2.0.12, Qtwitter 0.7.1, irssi 0.8.13, and many more.
- Multimedia applications include: Amarok 2.1.1, MPlayer 1.0_rc4, DvdAuthor 0.6.14, LAME 3.98.2, FFMPEG 0.5_p19928, GNOME-MPlayer 0.9.7, SMPlayer 0.6.6, and several others.
Additionally, there is some new artwork from Ben Stedman, and Gentoo Developer Alex Legler.
So, Happy Tenth Birthday, Gentoo!
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