I've got a 64mb usb flash disk, and I wanted Gentoo on it, but to still
have plenty of room for other files. Because there wasn't anything
already out there, I figured it out for myself, and this is pretty much
a HOWTO make a Tiny Gentoo (under 5mb) using uClibc and busybox (what
the embedded guys use).

Compiz Fusion is a project developed by ex Beryl developers, and ex
Compiz Extra developers, that uses compiz as the core, and enhances
compiz through various plugins and applications.

Just in time for the holidays, NVIDIA has released a new Linux
display driver, which is a stable version of their previous 169.04 beta last month.

OggConvert is a simple, GUI-based video transcoder that outputs only to the free Theora and

The end of 2007 has passed, for those who keep time by UTC, and that
includes Linux Today. At the start of each new year, it is a tradition
here at this publication to review the stories of the previous year
that captured the most attention from you. This year is no exception.

Daniel Robbins will solve the Gentoo leadership crisis!

Each ebuild in the Portage tree used to come with its own digest
file. When you emerged a package, this digest was used to verify that
you had the same files the developer did.

In this month's issue: Gentoo trustee elections, how a team works, graphical statistics and more!

Hello and welcome to the third issue of the Gentoo Monthly Newsletter. We would like to thank our readers for their enthusiastic response, and hope that you will continue to write in. Although it may not be possible to respond to each and every one of you, we can assure you that every mail we receive is read and plays a role in shaping future editions of the GMN.

2008.0_beta2 is here. Thanks to you, our community, for testing beta1 and filing many bugs. You can help make 2008.0 amazing! Test out this beta and report any functionality issues you encounter. Since this is still a beta, we're looking only for bugs in functionality, not bugs in appearance such as desktop backgrounds or other artwork.

The August issue of the Gentoo Monthly Newsletter has
been released. In this month's issue: PHP4 removal, GSOC interview, new
Gentoo-based distributions, and more!
Discuss
This!

The July issue of the Gentoo
Monthly Newsletter has been released. In this month's issue:
2008.0 release, Gentoo at Peel Fresco Music Lounge and more!
Discuss
This!

For those unfortunate souls who couldn't boot or burn the LiveCD,
we've provided the 2008.0-r1 revision bump. It fixes these specific
problems:

The 2008.0 final release is out! Code-named "It's got what plants
crave," this release contains numerous new features including an updated
installer, improved
hardware support, a complete rework of profiles, and a move to Xfce
instead of GNOME on the LiveCD. LiveDVDs are not available for x86 or

Elections just ended for the Gentoo council for the next
year. Turnout was 57% with 145 developers voting, which is
quite excellent. The council, created by GLEP
39 to replace Gentoo's previous hierarchy, decides on

What: Gentoo contributors get together to help each other fix bugs
Where: irc.freenode.net, #gentoo-bugs
When: Saturday, July 5, in a timezone near you
What do you need to bring?

The June issue of the Gentoo
Monthly Newsletter has been released. In this month's issue: LinuxTag
and FliSoL, GSOC interview, Gentoo in space, and more!
Discuss
This!

Developer Donnie Berkholz, who is a council member, the X maintainer and PR
team lead, spoke with David Abbott of LinuxCrazy. Download the podcast.

The May issue of the
Gentoo Monthly Newsletter
has been released. In this month's issue: Gentoo Foundation status, Summer
of Code interview, network monitoring, and more!
Discuss
This!

If you're interested in the legal standing of Gentoo, you can relax
because in the past week, the State of New Mexico declared
that the Gentoo
Foundation Inc has returned to good standing and is free to do