obscure distro

[wezhira]

right i'm officially bored and want something new i want some obscure distro like devil linux or ojuba or netbsd
anyone wanna send me a copy of gentoo . or something that can make me wanna pull my hair think i just wanna screw up my computer
bugger think i'm gonna load solaris this weekend see if i can get it too work with my usb modem

 

[Nuro]

Roll your own:
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/

It's actually a lot of fun, and you learn a lot...

 

[FacELesS.]

I always wanted to try out www.archlinux.org/ myself, but haven't gotten round to it.

 

[MyWorld]

ArchLinux is nice, but they have a small following and very few devs, however it is stable and I've been using it for almost 2 years now without a problem.

Pro's:
Rolling updates, no need to ever install the base OS again.
Very fast to the gun with the latest and greatest software and updates
Very stable

Con's:
Small user community and not a friendly one at that, you get RT*M much more on their forums than anywhere else.
Wiki is not nearly as complete and comprehensive as the other distros, so you will have to have a good understanding of Linux before attempting this distro, because:
If it breaks, you are more or less on your own, or you will have to wait a few days for the update to fix said issue.

 

[wezhira]

hmmm well i'm gonna look into these distros and visit fosscds

 

[Kasyx]

Roll your own:
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/

It's actually a lot of fun, and you learn a lot...

Agreed, I thoroughly enjoyed installing LFS, I suggest it to anyone interested in learning more about Linux.