Linked by Matt Lacey on Mon 3rd Nov 2003 02:56 UTC
Vector Linux is a distribution based on the oldest Linux distribution available today - Slackware. It comes in two flavours - a freely downloadable ISO 'lite' version (which I used for this review) and a Deluxe CD edition which can be ordered from www.vectorlinux.com. The deluxe edition includes extras such as Gnome and KDE, as well as a whole pile of extra software. 
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For sure there are speed differences between Linux distros. Important things are optimization (Slack uses -march=i486 -mcpu=i686), choices of compilation parameters, e.g. for KDE and glibc and last but not least architectural differences (eg non-PAM vs PAM, BSD-style initialization vs SysV, etc.). Slackware feels much faster than most distros, Pat seems to make the right choices.