GHCA recently updated all
their computers to run the
Gentoo distribution of the
Linux operating system. This
video interviews system
administrator Michael Surran,
exploring the details as to
why the school switched to
Gentoo and how Gentoo is used
to improve productivity and
functionality.Of particular
interest is the use of<
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GHCA recently updated all
their computers to run the
Gentoo distribution of the
Linux operating system. This
video interviews system
administrator Michael Surran,
exploring the details as to
why the school switched to
Gentoo and how Gentoo is used
to improve productivity and
functionality.Of particular
interest is the use of
distributed compiled computing
(distcc) among the 20 Athlon
computers to greatly speed the
software building process.

Category Film & Animation

Tags Gentoo, Linux, Maine, Houlton, Surran, distributed, computers, lab, open, source, software, clusters, compiler, distcc