Gentoo Foundation

A flexible, source-based Linux distribution.

Technologies
c, python, shell, linux, bash
Topics
operating systems, security, embedded, init, package
A flexible, source-based Linux distribution.
Every user has work they need to do. The goal of Gentoo is to design tools and systems that allow a user to do that work as pleasantly and efficiently as possible, as they see fit. Our tools should be a joy to use, and should help the user to appreciate the richness of the Linux and free software community, and the flexibility of free software. This is only possible when the tool is designed to reflect and transmit the will of the user, and leave the possibilities open as to the final form of the raw materials (the source code.) If the tool forces the user to do things a particular way, then the tool is working against, rather than for, the user. We have all experienced situations where tools seem to be imposing their respective wills on us. This is backwards, and contrary to the Gentoo philosophy. Put another way, the Gentoo philosophy is to create better tools. When a tool is doing its job perfectly, you might not even be very aware of its presence, because it does not interfere and make its presence known, nor does it force you to interact with it when you don’t want it to. The tool serves the user rather than the user serving the tool. The goal of Gentoo is to strive to create near-ideal tools. Tools that can accommodate the needs of many different users all with divergent goals. Don’t you love it when you find a tool that does exactly what you want to do? Doesn’t it feel great? Our mission is to give that sensation to as many people as possible.

Projects

Contributor
Catcream
Mentor
Sam James, juippis
Organization
Gentoo Foundation
Bootstapping Gentoo with The LLVM C Library
The goal of this project is to get a Gentoo Linux system running with LLVM libc in fullbuild mode as the system libc. The biggest hurdle here will be...
Contributor
LabBrat
Mentor
Andrey Falko, juippis
Organization
Gentoo Foundation
Automated Gentoo System Updater
The project is about creating a tool that automatically updates Gentoo Linux. It will handle errors and send upgrade reports containing news and...
Contributor
listout
Mentor
Sam James, juippis
Organization
Gentoo Foundation
Modern C porting of Gentoo packages
Back in 1999, a new revision of the C standard removed several backward compatibility features. However, GCC still accepts these obsolete constructs...