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“Gentoo is so far, the big Linux surprise this year. With its
1.0 release took the Linux world by storm and converted a huge
number of power users and developers from the well-known Linux
distros they were using, to the lightweight Gentoo Linux. While its
installation process is not for the faint of heart, it pays back
the user with a highly optimized system. As a result, Gentoo is
dubbed the “fastest Linux distro” to date. Read on for an exclusive
interview with Gentoo’s project leader, Daniel Robbins where he
reveals that Gentoo will be further optimized with the fastest x86
C/C++ compiler (Intel’s ICC) in addition to GCC 3.1, and also talks
about the future plans for Portage and the overall system in
general.“1. Gentoo 1.0 has become a huge success! How do you
feel by seeing all this hard work coming to a climax with the
thousands of downloads and all the talk around it?“Daniel Robbins: As project lead, it has been very
satisfying. People are understanding and embracing our vision of
how Linux distributions should be designed, which is very
satisfying. It’s also made my life quite hectic, but hopefully I’ll
figure out how to adjust to the new situation that I find myself in
:)…”
Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.
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