> More to that, Mandrake has a kernel that has a lot of patches and extras > added. Like all the others? I believe only Slackware ships a Linus kernel, out of the better known distros. > This means that if you want to add a patch like low latency or > preempt, you have to grab another kernel RPM ...which is very easy to install. Don't forget that most computer users have never compiled anything in their life. The expectation of end-user kernel rebuilds should really be a thing of the past. In the serious audio space, I believe the main competitor to Linux is Apple OS X. Only distros with plenty of pre-configuration stand a chance against OS X, since most people who work in the sound industry are not C programmers. Out of all the user-orientated distros, Mandrake is the only one I know that respects and actually believes in free software. Cheers Daniel
