[ale] College Linux tips, advice, cool stuff?

[Jay]

Hehe...don't worry about me!  that's why I put it on a spare machine, so 
I dont have to worry if  I hose something up :)  I specifically wanted 
to try something far from Mandrake/Red Hat and I figured something based 
on Slackware was a good shot.  I also love to play with stuff, cause 
that's what geekiness is for.  So, far there are some things I like and 
I signed up today to join the development team...I might not by much of 
a C++ coder, but I can sure as heck write documentation that doesnt make 
your nose bleed from being so confusing, or help with maintenance. 

If I find out anything that sticks out I'll definitely post to the list, 
so far the things I've noticed is a fairly decent package management 
system (web based, I'd like to see a rich client though) and a nice 
default install configuration - it actually didnt really ask me about 
what to install, it simply installs a default list and you can 
remove/add after it's up and running.  There's some potential here, I 
think it just needs polish, and development - hence why I signed up!   
I'm also hoping to buzz through some C++ manuals and brush up on my 
coding and then maybe I can actually contribute some useful code, you 
never know.  I will warn anyone who's interested in advance, the 
installer is pretty nasty, and despite plenty of prior experience 
installing and partitioning, it took me three tries to partition it 
right purely due to the klugy nature of the installer.  (can you guess 
what's the first thing I'm gonna try and help develop if I get accepted 
to the development team?)

-Jay

Geoffrey wrote:

> I have no experience with College Linux.  Just a quick suggestion 
> though.  If you're new to Linux, you might consider sticking with 
> larger distros if you'll be looking for assistance.  There's 
> absolutely nothing wrong with checking out smaller distros, it's just 
> that there'll be fewer folks with experiences to assist.  It all 
> depends on your personality, if you're into spending a lot of time on 
> such efforts, excellent, as you can likely become a quick resource for 
> others.
>
> That aside, if you take a good look at College Linux, please post to 
> the list your opinions, findings, likes/dislikes of the distro, as I'm 
> always interested (as I'm sure others are) in hearing about the lesser 
> distros.
>