Gentoo/FreeBSD

Infobox OS
name = Gentoo/FreeBSD



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website = [http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/gentoo-alt/bsd/fbsd Gentoo/FreeBSD]
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family = FreeBSD
source_model = Open source
latest_release_version =
latest_release_date =
latest_test_version = stage3 freebsd-6.2-r1
latest_test_date = May 06, 2007
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kernel_type = Monolithic Kernel (FreeBSD)
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license = BSD, GNU GPL
working_state = Current
supported_platforms = i386, SPARC64
updatemodel =
package_manager = Portage

Gentoo/FreeBSD is a Unix-like operating system developed by Gentoo Linux developers in order to bring Gentoo Linux design, structure, and tools such as Portage and the Gentoo Linux baselayout to the FreeBSD operating system. Gentoo/FreeBSD is part of the larger Gentoo/*BSD project.

The project is still in development, but currently has an almost-working stage present on Gentoo mirrors, and instructions that allow installation of a full Gentoo/FreeBSD system.

Reasons

The Gentoo/FreeBSD project aims to create a full system using Gentoo Linux layout and init system, while using a pure FreeBSD underlying operating system.

As part of the practical and technical reason for such a project, it should be noted that this project has other implications: by replacing ports with other building recipes (ebuilds), Gentoo/FreeBSD will help increase software portability due to specific patches present in ports being rewritten as generic ones and submitted upstream to be added to Portage.Fact|date=July 2007

Gentoo/FreeBSD also uses Gentoo's GNU toolchain instead of the original FreeBSD one, allowing to test FreeBSD-specific code in an environment that would not otherwise be used.

The original, long term goal was to be able to choose any combination of software between the GNU/Linux and BSD versions, but that is no longer a priority, as it is not feasible at this point in time.

FreeBSD system ebuilds are integrated into the main portage tree, but this port is far from being complete due to the amount of packages needing to be ported and the lack of a proper Live CD (right now, FreeSBIE's Live CD or FreeBSD setup CD are used during installation).

Logo

The current (semi) official logo for Gentoo/FreeBSD is a daemonized "g", derived from original Gentoo Linux logo and inspired by the BSD Daemon.It was designed by Marius Morawski, responding to an unofficial contest launched by Diego Pettenò on his blog [http://planet.gentoo.org/developers/flameeyes/2005/07/16/not_so_official_gentoo_freebsd_artwork_c] .

See also

*Gentoo/ALT
*Gentoo Linux
*FreeBSD
*Portage (software)
*Comparison of BSD operating systems

External links

* [irc://irc.freenode.net/#gentoo-bsd #gentoo-bsd on Freenode]
* [http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/gentoo-alt/bsd/fbsd/index.xml Gentoo/FreeBSD project information]
* [http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-freebsd.xml A short guide to Gentoo/FreeBSD]
* [http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200604/gentoo-bsd_interview.html Interview with Diego Pettenò about Gentoo/*BSD]