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| name = Funtoo

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| website = http://www.funtoo.org/

| developer = [[Daniel Robbins]], Funtoo/Gentoo community, [[Funtoo Technologies]]

| family = [[GNU variants]]

| source model = [[Free Software]]

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| userland = [[GNU Core Utilities|GNU]]

| ui = various

| license = [[GNU General Public License]]Various

| working state = Current

| supported platforms = [[x86]]

| supported platforms = [[x86-64]], [[x86]], [[AMD Phenom]] ([[Phenom II|II]]), [[Intel Core 2]], [[Intel Atom]], [[Opteron]], [[P6 (microarchitecture)|i686]], [[Athlon]], [[Pentium 4]]

| updatemodel = [[Portage (software)#Emerge|Emerge]]

| package manager = [[Portage (software)|Portage]]

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'''Funtoo''' is a [[free software|free]] operating system, based on [[Gentoo Linux|Gentoo]], and initiated in 2008 by [[Daniel Robbins]] in a collaborative effort with Gentoo community<ref>[http://blog.funtoo.org/2008/10/goal-of-funtoo.html With the aim to make Gentoo « more distributed, [and] collaborative »].</ref>. Technical and Community initiatives should serve the community in a large sense.{{fact}}

== History ==

Gentoo founder Daniel Robbins proposes to resolve<ref>[http://blog.funtoo.org/2008/01/here-my-offer.html Daniel Robbins], on January 11, 2008.</ref> the Gentoo Foundation problems<ref>[http://blog.funtoo.org/2008/01/and-it-gets-worse.html The Gentoo Foundation looses its status in the end of 2007].</ref>. But he left the project in 2004, and his offer was refuse<ref>[http://blog.funtoo.org/2008/01/what-to-do.html Daniel Robbins' offer refused] by the community.</ref>. Funtoo project is born as an initiative to implement his vision, with aims to share innovations. By focusing on collaborating with the Gentoo community, Funtoo project can't be seen as a [[fork]]<ref>Funtoo is a Gentoo variant.</ref> of Gentoo.{{fact}}

=== The Hacker Spirit and the Free Software Philosophy ===

Funtoo can be defined as a user-focused distribution, with a [[The Cathedral and the Bazaar|bazaar-style development model]], where each hacker can make a difference. Hackers can have fun too due to the [[free software]] nature of the project<ref>[http://www.funtoo.org/en/funtoo/about/ Funtoo project goals].</ref>. The Hacker and Free Software philosophies seem to appear as two facets of the same object.{{fact}}

== GNU/Linux ==

Funtoo is a [[Source code|source]] based [[GNU/Linux distribution]]. As of 2010 Funtoo has expanded since to hundreds of users and a half dozen core developers.{{fact}}

===Bazaar-style development===

Funtoo's model is quite different from Gentoo's development process; there is no structure to impose rules, just the project leader with strong qualifications, and hackers free to hack on what they like. The source code is available online<ref>[http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/funtoo/ They have a lot of mirrors available like this one].</ref> and development discussed on [[IRC]] and dev mailing list<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/funtoo-dev funtoo-dev mailing list].</ref>. Code goes upstream if it solves problems that matter to hackers.