RPM Packaging Guide
(rpm-packaging-guide.github.io)
tutorialwriting spec files and building RPMs, from no packaging background through advanced cases; free
Handbook:Main Page - Gentoo wiki
(wiki.gentoo.org)
referenceinstall and base-administration manual for a source-based distro: Portage, OpenRC, many CPU arches
About Gentoo – Gentoo Linux
(gentoo.org)
referenceSource-based metadistribution compiled and tuned per machine via Portage; elected council governance
The Linux Kernel Archives
(kernel.org)
referenceOfficial mainline, stable and longterm source tarballs with PGP signatures, git trees and mirrors
Gentoo Wiki
(wiki.gentoo.org)
referenceCommunity-editable docs hub: handbooks, portage and project pages for installing and running Gentoo
Welcome to Linux From Scratch!
(linuxfromscratch.org)
referencebook set for building a system from source: base LFS plus beyond, automated, multilib and gaming variants