Difference between revisions of "Funtoo Linux History"
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= From Inception to Gentoo 1.0+ = | = From Inception to Gentoo 1.0+ = | ||
| − | * July | + | * '''July 1997''' - Started a new position at University of New Mexico, was using Debian 1.3 |
| − | * Nov | + | * '''Nov 1998''' - Was using/developing for Stampede Linux at home, but had not (yet) started Enoch? |
| − | * Apr | + | * '''Apr 1999''' - Was working on Enoch - wrote xpak .tbz2 code that is still in Portage |
| − | * May 18-27, 1999 - First version of Enoch released, according to LWN.net. My blurb for Enoch: "Enoch is an advanced GNU/Linux distribution for the x86 PC Architecture, designed to bring your Linux experience into a new dimension. Or something like that." | + | * '''May 18-27, 1999''' - First version of Enoch released, according to LWN.net. My blurb for Enoch: "Enoch is an advanced GNU/Linux distribution for the x86 PC Architecture, designed to bring your Linux experience into a new dimension. Or something like that." |
| − | * Aug | + | * '''Aug 1999''' - My new dual Celeron mobo would not run Linux, went to FreeBSD, Achim Gottinger kept Enoch going |
| − | * Late 1999 - Must have came back to Enoch and done the Gentoo name change right about now - the "Gentoo" name was Bob Mutch's idea - started incorporating some FreeBSD ideas into Enoch - Portage (as we know it today) was born. | + | * '''Late 1999''' - Must have came back to Enoch and done the Gentoo name change right about now - the "Gentoo" name was Bob Mutch's idea - started incorporating some FreeBSD ideas into Enoch - Portage (as we know it today) was born. |
| − | * July 26, 2000 - Gentoo 1.0 release "imminent", cvs online, rsync "coming soon" | + | * '''July 26, 2000''' - Gentoo 1.0 release "imminent", cvs online, rsync "coming soon" |
| − | * Nov 3, 2000 - Gentoo 1.0 Release Candidate 2 | + | * '''Nov 3, 2000''' - Gentoo 1.0 Release Candidate 2 |
| − | * Dec 11, 2000 - Gentoo 1.0 Release Candidate 3 | + | * '''Dec 11, 2000''' - Gentoo 1.0 Release Candidate 3 |
| − | * Aug 14, 2001 - New Gentoo Logo/Web site debut - designed by me! Still in use today! :) | + | * '''Aug 14, 2001''' - New Gentoo Logo/Web site debut - designed by me! Still in use today! :) |
| − | * Feb 16-17, 2002 - Was in Brussels, Belgium to attend FOSDEM | + | * '''Feb 16-17, 2002''' - Was in Brussels, Belgium to attend FOSDEM |
| − | * Mar 31, 2002 - Gentoo Linux 1.0 Released !!! | + | * '''Mar 31, 2002''' - Gentoo Linux 1.0 Released !!! |
| − | * May 10, 2002 - Gentoo Listed as one of the top 10 Linux distributions on DistroWatch | + | * '''May 10, 2002''' - Gentoo Listed as one of the top 10 Linux distributions on DistroWatch |
| − | * Apr 8, 2002 - Gentoo Linux 1.1a released :) | + | * '''Apr 8, 2002''' - Gentoo Linux 1.1a released :) |
| − | * Jun 10, 2002 - Gentoo Linux 1.2 released :) | + | * '''Jun 10, 2002''' - Gentoo Linux 1.2 released :) |
Revision as of 01:50, 2 November 2010
Funtoo arises from Daniel Robbins's experience with Gentoo and prior to that Stampede.
From Inception to Gentoo 1.0+
- July 1997 - Started a new position at University of New Mexico, was using Debian 1.3
- Nov 1998 - Was using/developing for Stampede Linux at home, but had not (yet) started Enoch?
- Apr 1999 - Was working on Enoch - wrote xpak .tbz2 code that is still in Portage
- May 18-27, 1999 - First version of Enoch released, according to LWN.net. My blurb for Enoch: "Enoch is an advanced GNU/Linux distribution for the x86 PC Architecture, designed to bring your Linux experience into a new dimension. Or something like that."
- Aug 1999 - My new dual Celeron mobo would not run Linux, went to FreeBSD, Achim Gottinger kept Enoch going
- Late 1999 - Must have came back to Enoch and done the Gentoo name change right about now - the "Gentoo" name was Bob Mutch's idea - started incorporating some FreeBSD ideas into Enoch - Portage (as we know it today) was born.
- July 26, 2000 - Gentoo 1.0 release "imminent", cvs online, rsync "coming soon"
- Nov 3, 2000 - Gentoo 1.0 Release Candidate 2
- Dec 11, 2000 - Gentoo 1.0 Release Candidate 3
- Aug 14, 2001 - New Gentoo Logo/Web site debut - designed by me! Still in use today! :)
- Feb 16-17, 2002 - Was in Brussels, Belgium to attend FOSDEM
- Mar 31, 2002 - Gentoo Linux 1.0 Released !!!
- May 10, 2002 - Gentoo Listed as one of the top 10 Linux distributions on DistroWatch
- Apr 8, 2002 - Gentoo Linux 1.1a released :)
- Jun 10, 2002 - Gentoo Linux 1.2 released :)
