"I'm aware that not everybody wants to do such things during
their breaks and I’m not insisting you do. However I suspect
there remains a reasonable proportion of FSM readership who might
like to try some of these. Above all else, these are meant as a bit
of fun; a side-show; a useful break from the norm. Don’t take
them too seriously. If you try one and it doesn’t work out,
chalk it up to experience and move on but... at least you had a
go.
"1. Try a new distribution
"Wound up by Windows? Distracted by Debian? Stuck with SuSE? Fed
up with Fedora? Unimpressed with Ubuntu? No? Well even if you are
settled and happy with your GNU/Linux distribution, trying a new
one can be a useful experience (I'm pretty certain it can be if you
are currently using Windows). Download a live CD and give it a go,
see if it works on your kit, see if there’s anything you
prefer about the way it's set-up or laid out. You may well find it
justifies your decision to use the distribution you are currently
on, which in itself is a good exercise."
