Zynot Foundation Forks Gentoo

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Zynot Foundation Forks Gentoo

Posted by simoniker on Wednesday June 25, 2003 @06:01PM from the awaiting-gentoo-sporking-eagerly dept.

deque_alpha writes "The Gentoo Linux distribution has been forked by a group of Gentoo developers and community members. This fork is being placed under the control of the non-profit Zynot Foundation, which will "hold the source code, trademarks, and any other intellectual property developed by and for its community." The goals of the fork include improving stability and cross-platform reliability to bring the Gentoo-developed technology to the enterprise and embedded arenas." Another reader points out Zack Welch's long article at Zynot.org on reasons for forking the Gentoo distribution.

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Well by Silvertre · 2003-06-25 18:02 · Score: 3, Funny

its better to be forked than knifed...
1. Re:Well by SkArcher · 2003-06-25 18:17 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  So Gentoo is now GenTree?
  
  Sorry, somebody had to say it :P
  
  --
  
  An infinite number of monkeys will eventually come up with the complete works of /.
2. Re:Well by quigonn · 2003-06-25 21:38 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  But not as good as getting nailed.
  
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  A monkey is doing the real work for me.
Re:Could be a great thing by VistaBoy · 2003-06-25 18:13 · Score: 5, Funny

I do not think it is in the best interest of the developers to be referred to as "forkers"

Those forkers!
Sean Connery says: "Just like a Mick by teamhasnoi · 2003-06-25 18:17 · Score: 3, Funny

to bring a fork to a gnu-fight."
Oh god. That's really bad.
Zynot has forked ... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-06-25 18:49 · Score: 4, Funny

Couple of days after Zynot forked from Gentoo
a group of disgrunted Zynot users decided to
fork Zynot to Yznge platform. The users welcomed
this fork as it closes us to the ultimate
Wholy Grail of the Linux movement known as
"Linux distribution for everybody" meaning that
each person will have his/her own Linux distro.
Linux made another important step on the way
to the total world domination :
"Ein Mann, Ein PC, Ein Linux distro" !!!
Obvious Monty Python Reference by Twinkle2 · 2003-06-25 19:55 · Score: 5, Funny

REG: Right. You're in. Listen. The only people we hate more than the Romans are the fucking Judean People's Front.
P.F.J.: Yeah...
JUDITH: Splitters.
P.F.J.: Splitters...
FRANCIS: And the Judean Popular People's Front.
P.F.J.: Yeah. Oh, yeah. Splitters. Splitters...
LORETTA: And the People's Front of Judea.
P.F.J.: Yeah. Splitters. Splitters...
REG: What?
LORETTA: The People's Front of Judea. Splitters.
REG: We're the People's Front of Judea!
LORETTA: Oh. I thought we were the Popular Front.
REG: People's Front! C-huh.
FRANCIS: Whatever happened to the Popular Front, Reg?
REG: He's over there.
P.F.J.: Splitter!
Re:-1, Flamebait by lewp · 2003-06-25 20:08 · Score: 3, Funny

If you're part of the "Linux community" you mentioned, let me the hell out. While it's hard to disagree with some of your observations about the vocal (seemingly) majority of Gentoo users, you manage to layer enough homoerotic bullshit on top of your valid points that you look just as bad as any of them.

You mostly come across as some little kid who got a mean response on one of their forums and has a bone to pick. The only reason I can see for you to be moderated "Funny" is because there is no "Sad" modifier.

--
Game... blouses.
Re:Some of us expect those attitude problems by balthan · 2003-06-25 21:00 · Score: 5, Funny

You know
the bea-
uty of
HTML
is the
way you
don't
have to
have
strict
format-
ting so
things
can be
rendered
in a
non-
annoying
way on
many
differ-
rent
machines
.
Psst Zaurus Users by mritunjai · 2003-06-25 21:16 · Score: 3, Funny

So you mean that this is Gentoo for embedded systems... Hmmm I can see it now-

Me: What're you doing buddy ?
Zaurus chap: Umm nothing... I "emerge"ed a calendar app yesterday... just 5 more files to compile

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- mritunjai