Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 3rd Nov 2004 07:07 UTC
To paraphrase one of the best "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episodes, "Best of Both Worlds", both Arch Linux and Slackware represent the best of all the OS worlds: the power of traditional Unix, the elegance of BSD and the ease of mind of Mac OS X. This is an article outlining the differences between --what I believe-- are the two best Linux distros around today. Mind you though, "best" doesn't always mean "easy".
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Yet another senseless plug for Slackware. Slackware represesnts everything that scares new users from Linux. Text-based installer, hard to configure hardware, etc.
If Eugenia was truly interested in expanding the reach of Linux, she would recommend Mandrake 10.1 or Suse 9.2. Both distributions are way ahead in terms of easy of use and features.
For instance, Suse offers SCMP for managing configuration profiles that allow you to move from one location to another and when you activate the new profile, your ip, dns settings, printer etc, change to the correct ones for your location. There is nothing like this for Slackware.
Let's talk servers. Have you looked at Mandrake's awesome disdrake and how easy it makes to use and set up LVM for sensible allocation of storage resources? How about wizdrake which makes configuring a server a three minute affair?
Deep down, I cannot help but have profound distrust of anyone who would push Slackware or Arch Linux on the general population. It just isn't a nice thing to do.
Having said all of the above, if you have nothing better to do, do not understand the innards of Linux and want to get to know them better, Slackware is a good learning platform.