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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I know this is a little OT, but I would be very interested in an overview of how far the Hurd has progressed too.
The sourceforge page shows around zero activity...
http://sourceforge.net/project/stats/index.php?report=months&group_...
With no CVS commits since march 2003. So is the Hurd dead, or is the activity elsewhere?
RE: Speed: Source based vs Binary based
I've never found that software compiled for an older arch is less stable. Slackware is a good example of this. What problems have you found?
The really big speed gains from recompiling for more recent chips come from apps like mplayer which will make full use of mmx, sse, 3dnow, sse2 etc. Most other progs run a little faster but it's no big deal imho.