Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 14th May 2002 07:05 UTC
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. Daniel also speaks about the future plans for Portage and the overall system in general.
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There are other sourcebased Distros like SourceMage,Sorcerer and others that are as fast with gcc optimisations. And their package system is much simpler ( just scripts in bash ). Writing your own ebuilds is much more work. They also have easy installation and everything you need. SourceMage even has a stable, test and a developers branch!