Raspberry Pi operating systems: 5 reviewed and rated (Techradar)
Those looking for alternative distributions (or even operating systems) for their Raspberry Pi may want to take a peek at Techradar's
review of five choices for the diminutive ARM-based computer. The article looks at Raspbian,
Risc OS,
Plan 9,
Android, and
Arch; it evaluates and rates each one on a variety of criteria:
The areas we're looking at are installation, default software, media playback (out-of-the-box), looks and usability, the community behind the OS and their respective attitudes toward software freedom. Basically, the very stuff that makes a Linux user decide on what system to use.
We also want to gauge this from the point of view of someone who's not as familiar with Linux as others are, so they can jump into the project without too much hassle, and not end up leaving it feeling disheartened.