User:JGaz

I've used Gentoo off and on for a long time. The first time I installed Gentoo I did so on a rather spartan machine. After a few failed install attempts, I finally got it working. From there I had to wait something like two days for Gnome to build. I learned a lot about Linux that way: try, fail, try again; next task. I grew to love Linux and eventually turned it into a career.

I like Gentoo's for flexibility and ease of customization. I prefer a low bloat installation even on powerful hardware, Gentoo lets me do that easily.

Outside of Gentoo my hobbies and interests tend to run a long technical lines. I'm an Amateur Extra ham radio operator. I got into the hobby when I learned about very interesting digital modes such as JS8Call. I'm also enjoy retrocomputing as much for historical interest and preservation as for the novelty or fun of it. Additionally, I'm a rare book collector and I have a shelf full of 18th, 19th, and early 20th century school books. I especially enjoy books on philosophy, logic, and reason. Over time, I have developed a soft spot for the Stoic philosopher Epictetus.

The rumors are false, I do not actually have pointed ears.

Gentoo Wiki Activities
Right now I'm mainly focused on creating simple package related articles that others can expand on. Basically, if it's a tool in the Single Unix Specification or the Linux Standards Base I want to be sure a corresponding Gentoo wiki article gets created.

My other area of interest is anything related to the very cool Raku programming language and the Raspberry Pi.

To Do

 * Wiki To Do
 * eBuild To Do

Sandbox
These are articles I'm currently in the process of reworking and improving. Major rewrites are best done in a user sandbox.
 * Sandbox