I'm relatively new to the linux world. I started using Ubuntu about 3 years ago. I moved to Fedora just to experiment, and it was one of the best choices I made. They do well to encourage their community to contribute, and they make it so easy to do.
It got me involved from the start, and had me starting to dabble in python and learn how to make desktop widgets. Also, having all the dev tools needed available in meta-packages is a huge plus. As well as starting me on the path of coding and learning how to contribute to a project, Fedora may very well be the reason I am back in school for CSIS. That's something other OS's may have never offered me. I have a lot to thank these guys for, hopefully one day I'll be able to.
I'd say it's totally worth trying out. There's a lot of young and innovative minds out there that are googling "how to be a hacker" as I write this, and I hope that they come across the Fedora project while searching.
It got me involved from the start, and had me starting to dabble in python and learn how to make desktop widgets. Also, having all the dev tools needed available in meta-packages is a huge plus. As well as starting me on the path of coding and learning how to contribute to a project, Fedora may very well be the reason I am back in school for CSIS. That's something other OS's may have never offered me. I have a lot to thank these guys for, hopefully one day I'll be able to.
I'd say it's totally worth trying out. There's a lot of young and innovative minds out there that are googling "how to be a hacker" as I write this, and I hope that they come across the Fedora project while searching.