The problem in rolling release distributions lies in you having to constantly reconfigure stuff due to configuration file syntax changes. Not really... maybe when a package update is a major one, but I doubt, I never had to touch anything, not even for the kernel. Just recompile it, and that's done...

Also I think the blink function would be pretty easy. Just make dissappear the bar, and make it reappear in a second, doing this while the HP is below the 10%.

Could it be implemented? I, as a novice, get killed soon or later and even without noticing.
Also a sound could help, like once in 2 seconds a heart beat sound or something

Well, you might be right.

The problem in rolling release distributions lies in you having to constantly reconfigure stuff due to configuration file syntax changes. Not really... maybe when a package update is a major one, but I doubt, I never had to touch anything, not even for the kernel. Just recompile it, and that's done...

That's why I prefer rolling release. Easier for everyone. For example: I run Archlinux, which is rolling release. and then type "pacman -S tmw" on a terminal or vc and it'll get installing the lastest version on the repositories. Thanks to ABS (Arch Build System), you can make a simple PKG...

Why not other BBS? A phpBB may be OK for a community that needs to modify code to base it's system and so, but for a game development and discussion, I think it's too much. Never thought of porting the DB to another "format" and use a different BBS? I do think phpBB is kinda bloated. PunBB...

[alex@arch ~] $ pacman -Q glibc
glibc 2.9-4