As of January 19, 2010, the current release version is 10.1. It was released on Ocober 10, 2009.
Gentoo Linux was created on 2002-03-31.
You can read the Gentoo Linux News online at the official Gentoo Linux website. They update their website with the latest features available to Gentoo Linux as well as a variety of articles to make the switch over to Gentoo.
The current Linux kernel version is 3.9.
Yes.
Linux is an operating system, more specifically, an operating system kernel. Linux is the operating system on which so many system distributions are built on, such as Ubuntu, Android, Chrome OS, Gentoo, Debian, Red Hat, CentOS. The latest DEVELOPMENT VERSION as of this answer is 3.10-rc5. The latest STABLE VERSION as of this answer is 3.9.5.
Gentoo is a Linux-based operating system which is open-source. It's an operating system where the experienced user has primal power in configuring the system. Linus Torvalds created the Linux kernel. More information about Gentoo can be found on gentoo.org.
the latest stable version is 3.4.4
Most of the popular Linux distributions these days have a LiveCD portion, including Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS, and even Gentoo. The most popular known specifically for LiveCD functionality is probably Knoppix.
Ubuntu, Debian, Android, Gentoo.
Gentoo Linux can be challenging to install. There are several ways to receive guidance on the best way to install it. There are instructions on the Gentoo website. The Wiki How website would also be helpful.
Larry the Cow is the unofficial mascot of Gentoo, a semi-popular Linux distribution.
GNU/Linux? Plenty. Debian, Ubuntu, Arch Linux, Gentoo, Slackware, Fedora, and many more. Non-GNU Linux? Android.