
                              What is ROCK Linux
                                       

[ Introduction ]

ROCK Linux gives you all you ever wanted in a Linux distribution - and less!

ROCK Linux is ...

 * a clean distribution
 * for system administrators
 * good for servers and workstations
 * developed from scratch
 * an open sourece project

[ Design features ]

ROCK Linux ...

 * aims to use as few patches on packages as possible
 * makes no assumptions about the past
 * contains up-to-date package versions

 * is based on an easy to extend build system
 * supports custom build optimization

 * follows a 'disabled-by-default' philosophy
 * adhers to open standards
 * is flexible and easy to extend

[ Build System ]

Some Build-System-Facts:

 * Scripting is power!
 * Porting and optimizing ROCK Linux is easy.
 * Extending and adapting ROCK Linux is easy.

 * It's possible to build single packages or everything.
 * The results are ready to burn on a CD-ROM.

[ Subdistributions ]

A subdistribution is a ROCK Linux based distribution for a special application.
This subdistributions are part of the build system and can be created with
the same build scripts. The following subdistributions are implemented so
far:

 * The Install-Disks
 * The Rescue System
 * The ROCK Router Linux
 * The ROCK Read-Only Linux
 * The Telnet Disk

[ Community ]

To learn more about ROCK Linux, and probably become part of the ROCK Linux
community, check out the following:

 * The ROCK Linux Webpage   -   www.rocklinux.org
 * The ROCK Linux Mailing List   -   rock-linux@rocklinux.org
 * The ROCK Linux IRC Channel   -   #rocklinux on http://opirc.nu

Have fun with ROCK Linux!
