I wasn't sure how to get my bearings when I first started looking into my options for the NC, and this blog post helped me get my head around it all:
http://quinxy.com/guides/how-to-pick...stall-options/
It's by no means an exhaustive list of the options, but it helped me get a grip on all the acronyms and what "rooting" really means, etc.
My own thought process and the resources I ended up using are at the link in my sig.