This should be the last beta and will be followed by the final 2008.0 release after further bug fixing.
Get 2008.0_beta2 from the usual places.
]]>Mike described his work on the toolchain (gcc, glibc, binutils) and embedded Gentoo, and he explained the short- and long-term goals of the Gentoo Council.
He also told a story about how and why he got into Linux and shortly after into Gentoo, explained the origins of both his nicks, vapier and SpanKY ("I came up with SpanKY because I needed something people would fear"), and described his typical day ("I wake up and keep programming until I fall asleep").
If you would rather read it, Marc Murphy created a transcript of the interview.
Łukasz Damentko contributed the draft for this announcement.
]]>OpenRC runs natively on a wide variety of systems. Out of the box, it's compatible with Gentoo Linux, Gentoo/FreeBSD, Embedded Gentoo, and Gentoo VServers. It also works with FreeBSD and NetBSD and, once some installation problems get fixed, will be added to their package repositories, ports and pkgsrc.
Before upgrading, read the OpenRC Migration Guide so you update your system properly once OpenRC and baselayout 2 are installed.
Doug Goldstein contributed the draft for this announcement.
]]>He talked about recent challenges the Gentoo Foundation faces, among other topics. You can learn about the reinstatement of the foundation, short- and long-term plans, a possible move to the Software Freedom Conservancy and answers to some common questions, like how you can contribute to Gentoo. On a more personal note, you can hear about Roy's long Linux and Gentoo experience, his hardware and the origin of his nickname, NeddySeagoon.
If you would rather read it, David Hubbard created a transcript of the interview.
David Abbott plans to interview more well-known Gentoo developers. Next on the list is Mike Frysinger, a member of the Gentoo Council and many Gentoo core projects like the base system and the toolchain. We'll keep you posted.
Łukasz Damentko contributed the draft for this announcement.
]]>Joshua Jackson and Łukasz Damentko contributed the draft for this announcement.
]]>You can help make 2008.0 amazing! Test out this beta and report any functionality issues you encounter. Since this is the first beta, we're looking only for bugs in functionality, not bugs in appearance such as desktop backgrounds or other artwork. We expect to release a second beta once your testing has helped us fix problems with this first beta.
A migration to RPM was carefully consideredagain for this release, but in the end we decided to wait for the few remaining RPM-using distributions to migrate to the superior packaging format of ebuilds.
Get 2008.0_beta1 from the usual places.
]]>Work on the first beta is still underway, and we expect to release it soon.
]]>Starting next week, you will be able to submit applications for potential projects during the summer. Applications are open March 24-31. Please be as detailed as possible with your application so we know what your goals are. The full timeline for the Summer of Code is on Google's FAQ page.
Alec Warner and Joshua Jackson contributed the draft for this announcement.
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