[linux-audio-user] Best distro for Audio??

[Chris Pickett]

Russell Hanaghan wrote:
> I need to stretch my wings a little and try something outside of
> Mandrake 10.0...
> 
> Can I get some basic pros and cons of the different distro's you're
> using? And especially from previous Mandrake users.
> 
> Been thinking about CCRMA because I'm used to packages but I would build
> more stuff if it wasn't such a struggle every time I do it. Sometimes I
> just need to install stuff and have it work and not spend 20 hours
> sifting through Google hits, how to's, etc. I enjoy the learning and
> Linux; I just don't have a lot of spare time.

Well, here's some opinions on Gentoo for ya... .. ..... .

http://www.funroll-loops.org/
http://www.linuxjunior.org/yabbse/index.php?board=7;action=display;threadid=9480;start=0#msg85985

Why don't you just go ahead and try CCRMA with FC1 or FC2?

Chris

(I'm using Gentoo, but I rarely update it since I don't want to fix it 
if something breaks)