Is Gentoo Linux 2008.0 Ever Going to See the Light of Day?

If there is one thing Gentoo Linux can’t seem to catch, it’s a break. Since the 2007.0 release, the distro’s future has been plastered with uncertainty, all for varying reasons. Gentoo’s developers mean well, but it seems something always happens that prevents smooth upgrades. As a result, the 2007.1 release was entirely cancelled… something that did not help the distros image.

The next release is 2008.0… one that should have been in public beta in early March and officially released as of this point, but once again, we are a month behind. The problem isn’t so much that the crew are behind schedule, but the fact that the public are left oblivious… not even a simple news post was made to fill people in. To me, that’s a big no no, and only clouds the distros image even further.

As it turns out, though, there are good reasons for this latest delay. One of the main reasons was due to a death of a close relative of two key developers – completely understandable. The other reasons are due to “usual delays that affect most open-source projects” and also due to upgrades in their release processes. So, Gentoo is still alive and well, and that’s all that matters. Like Duke Nukem Forever, 2008.0 will get here when it gets here.

Source: Gentoo.org