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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You only install once CDBee. I have XP installed 3 years ago. Do you think I even remember how it was when I installed it? No. It doesn't matter, because I did it only once, and after that all it mattered was the usability.
Besides, installation is very easy for the kind of people Arch and Slack are targetting. They are not targetting Joe Users, they are targetting experienced unix users. So, for these users who can get by such obstacles, what it matters is the overall quality of the OS, not things you do once...