« For me it was a means of exploring and learning about GN/Linux and Free Software. I used a few other GNU/Linux distros prior to working on Gentoo: I used an early version of Debian; I did a little bit of development on a distro that has now disappeared called Stampede. I got to the point where I wanted to do some things in GNU/Linux & Free Software that I really didn't see in other GNU/Linux distributions. »