The Gentoo Foundation is No More, But Gentoo Linux Will Live On | Linux Today

The Gentoo Foundation is No More, But Gentoo Linux Will Live On

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 14, 2008

“I, and many Gentoo users and fans, have just found out that the
Gentoo Foundation ceased to exist a few weeks ago because the
current trustees failed to renew and file mundane NPO paperwork in
New Mexico. See this discussion on the Gentoo mailing lists and
this blog post by Gentoo Founder and ex-Chief Architect Daniel
Robbins (drobbins). Even more shocking is the fact that no hint of
this monumental bungle is mentioned on gentoo.org.

“And so, the non-profit foundation behind one of the most
innovative and well-respected Linux distributions is dead because
the leadership went MIA and neglected to file a few pieces of
paper…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

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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