[LAU] Distribution Usage?

[Scott]

On 05/13/2010 04:07 PM, Kevin Cosgrove wrote:
> On 14 May 2010 at 0:33,<hollunder at lavabit.com>  wrote:
>
>    
>> I'm quite sure any distro can be used for audio, the specialized ones
>> have done some work for you, some are more up to date than others, some
>> mess things up one way or another. That's all there is IMHO.
>>      
> You got that exactly right.  I'm trying to minimize my time and
> effort from the time I start installing the new distribution to the
> time that I can forget all the install and config work and get back
> to music.  Sure, I could use Linux From Scratch, but it's not going
> to meet the goal of getting back to music quickly.
>    

This was my primary reason for settling on Fedora/CCRMA.  Ubuntu Studio 
looked nice and had a huge feature set, but I just wanted JACK and 
Ardour with access to filters and effects.  Now my DAW is just that; a 
DAW, not a distro config time-sink.

-Scott