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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Why is it that the author asserts the ability to install "new packages daily to toy with" as his criterion for a successful desktop?
Obviously, many Linux users get some kind of kick playing with the machines like that, but why? Phony attitudes about being on th elite cutting edge? What about meaningful criteria? How about actually assessing the effectiveness of the software in these distributions? (I know they're the same, but why should Linux users accept that? Of what value are such reviews if the differences between distributions are so trivial?)
In any case, all open source software can be installed on every Linux distribution, as often as you wish, if you have the wits to install from source.