Gentoo Linux is a special flavor of Linux that can be automatically optimized and customized for just about any application or need. Extreme performance, configurability and a top-notch user and developer community are all hallmarks of the Gentoo experience.

Thanks to a technology called Portage, Gentoo Linux can become an ideal secure server, development workstation, professional desktop, gaming system, embedded solution or something else -- whatever you need it to be. Because of its near-unlimited adaptability, we call Gentoo Linux a meta distribution.

Portage will keep your Gentoo Linux system as "up-to-date" as you desire. And because of this, experienced Gentoo users don't pay too much attention to "new versions" of Gentoo Linux -- after all, the latest and greatest version of Gentoo Linux is always available by typing an emerge sync command. There's no need to wait several months for a "new version" of Gentoo Linux to be released because Gentoo Linux is continually updated and refined and these improvements are immediately made available to you.

Here's an overview of what is included in the most recent release of Gentoo Linux:

• Support for x86, AMD64, PowerPC, UltraSparc, Alpha and MIPS processors
• LiveCD-based installation for x86, AMD64, PowerPC, UltraSparc and Alpha
• Latest stable KDE and GNOME
• Various optimized Linux kernels
• Very modern GNU development environment
• Excellent filesystem support: ReiserFS, XFS, ext3, EVMS, LVM
• Excellent hardware support: NVIDIA, Creative Labs Live! and Audigy
• Modular OpenGL and compiler sub-system (supports multiple co-existing versions)
• Clean, dependency-based system initialization scripts
• New "hardened" Gentoo security initiative
• more than 8000 packages of the latest and greatest software
• Enhanced Portage capabilities

If the power, speed and flexibility of Gentoo Linux appeals to you, then we encourage you to give it a try. We don't think you'll be disappointed.

Please note that Gentoo Linux is not recommended for new Linux users as it's difficult to install. The installation instructions can be found at http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall.xml