Saturday, July 21, 2012: At present Ubuntu is one Linux distribution that is grabbing limelight everywhere but those who closely follow the happenings in the world of Linux know pretty well that there is a huge number of Linux distributions out there- some known, others not so known names. And the list is about to get richer—that too with one distro announced every day in August!
Called “31 Flavors of Fun” experiment, this new Linux project aims to create a new Linux distro every day during the month of August.

The 31 Flavors site reads: Todd Robinson, completely unassisted, will to attempt to create, and release, a complete desktop operating system each and every day for the period of 31 days, to demonstrate the huge advantages of using open source (shared knowledge) solutions in real-world situations. “This experiment will compare development speed, costs, and required manpower to the proprietary Microsoft Windows development of recent Windows releases,” the site adds. “It is not intended to compare features, discuss viral/malware issues, or anything outside of actual development aspects when comparing.”

For the purpose of the experiment, Robinson has defined “a complete desktop operating system” as one that has a GUI-driven desktop; can connect to the Internet or LAN via ethernet and wifi; has a GUI package management application capable not just of downloading and installing additional software but also of removing unwanted software; can automatically work out and install any software dependencies; can apply system, security, and application updates as required or available; and for which development files are freely available so as to allow further development, PC World reports.