[linux-audio-dev] Poll: Distro for audio and MIDI development

[Ismael Valladolid Torres]

Hi,

I am somewhat new to Linux low-level development. I have developed for 
other UNIX systems before, and also for Windows NT and for JavaCard 
compatible smartcards.

I have used (and enjoyed) Debian for a long time as a Linux user and for 
web development. Getting into low-level development, I find Debian sid 
slightly more unstable than I would find myself entirely comfortable 
programming with. I have tried Mandrake for Intel and PowerPC platforms 
and also enjoyed it as an user. Unluckily, latest Mandrake is not very 
well supported for PowerPC platforms, and my computer at home is an 
Apple G3 (even now, I know Mandrake 9.1 will be the last PowerPC 
version). There is no Red Hat for us (though I know about but not tried 
Yellow Dog).

I dream about a development setup as stable but also as updated as posible.

I'd like to know about your development setup, being whatever the 
platform (Intel, PowerPC, etc.), distros you like for development, 
whether if you use packaged drivers and libraries or latest versions 
compiled from snapshots or even CVS, also about packaged, stable or 
development, unstable kernels, etc.

Any feedback will be very useful. Thanks in advance.

Regards, Ismael