Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2004
Publication Title
Computing in Science & Engineering
Volume
6
Issue
5
Pages
66-74
Publisher Name
IEEE Computer Society
Abstract
One of the reasons scientific programmers love Linux is its less-is-more philosophy. We can configure it to be anything from a desktop replacement with USB port support to a blade in a large SMP compute engine to a powerful Web server. Although Linux's market penetration in these various sectors remains to be seen, plenty of people are pumping resources into the Linux world. In this article, I?ll explain why Gentoo Linux (www.gentoolinux.org) is a good choice for scientists, and how its structure gives us the flexibility and ease of management we need.
Recommended Citation
George K. Thiruvathukal, "Gentoo Linux: The Next Generation of Linux," Computing in Science and Engineering, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 66-74, Sep./Oct. 2004, doi:10.1109/MCSE.2004.37
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Copyright © 2004 George K. Thiruvathukal
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