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'''Gentoo Linux''' is a [[LiveCD]] [[Linux distribution]], like [[Knoppix]], so it can be executed from the CD-ROM without installation in the hard drives.

It's built almost entirely from [[source code|source]]. It has an advanced package management system called [[Portage (software)|Portage]]. Some consider Gentoo a meta-distribution because of the incredibly flexible installation process. The originator and current head of the Gentoo project is [[Daniel Robbins]].

One of the goals for Gentoo Linux 1.4 is the addition of the '''GRP'''--the ''Gentoo Reference Platform''--which will allow users to install precompiled packages built to certain baselines specifications. This may be an attempt to appease naysayers; some believe that Gentoo users spend too much time compiling and recompiling common packages.

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In June 2003, [[Zachary Welch]], a long-standing developer and sponsor of Gentoo, announced that he was unhappy with the direction of Gentoo and was creating a new distribution. This is to be maintained by a new non-profit organisation, the Zynot Foundation.

See also [[knoppix]] another GNU Linux distribution in a [[LiveD]] (LiveCD/LiveDVD).