Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sun 30th Mar 2003 07:47 UTC
Yes, we all know the "big three" (Red Hat, Mandrake, SuSE) commercial distros, we also know the next big bunch of respected traditional/geek distros (Debian and Slackware and some might add Gentoo too in this list), and we know the "other big three" in the desktop Linux area (Lindows, Xandros, Lycoris). However, not everyone knows what is available besides this "threshold". Here is a list of Linux distros that worth knowing about and to keep an eye on! 
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Good article! Trying the alternatives is always fun.
I really enjoy trying out different operating systems, though about 80% of the time I'm dissapointed. One distro that I really think has a lot of promise is Alt Linux (Not to be confused with Ark.)
Pro's:
-Uses Apt-Get by default so installation is debian-esquely simple.
-Keeps up to date on new packages, so the use of apt doesn't mean you have to run unstable to try the newest thing.
-Based off of Mandrake (8.2?), which means the install is very straightforward.
-It's Russian based, which is great for those who speak russian.
Con's:
-It's Russian based, and all the mailing lists and much of the documentation are in Russian, which sucks if you speak english.
-The menus arrangments are HORRIBLE, absolutely the worst i've ever seen.
All in all, I'd recommend this distro to those who HAVE to have the newest thing, but are annoyed by gentoo's compile times and love easy installations.
Brian