* Providing binary packages for different major (and sometimes minor) versions, for example: <code>dev-db/mysql-5.X.Y</code> and <code>dev-db/mysql-6.X.Y</code>.
* Provide binary packages for pre-compiled Linux kernels and modules (not just a binary package of <code>sys-kernel/gentoo-sources</code>)
**** The <code>net-analyzer/zabbix</code> is definitely a good example, I don't want to install and maintain MySQL, Apache, PHP, snmpd (including all the deps) etc. on hosts which just need a Zabbix agent. I would also like to pragmatically avoid unused deps, in order to minimize reverse-updates and security updates (which must be provided nonetheless if the software is in use or not). --[[User:Chrigu|Chrigu]] ([[User talk:Chrigu|talk]]) 13:20, 10 January 2014 (CET)
** This makes it possible to build stage4 images from binary packages.
** Most likely there will be separate packages for servers and desktops built with different genkernel configs.