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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My first distro (back when I was a complete n00b) was Connectiva, even though I don't speak spanish/portuguese their english installation worked fine and I didn't have any troubles setting it up. I'd recommend it to anyone looking to go away from the mainstream... that's if there is a "mainstream" in nix.
In response to ".ac.be" anonymous, I do agree there are way too many distros, and maybe some should look into pooling resources rather than compete.
My first distro (back when I was a complete n00b) was Connectiva, even though I don't speak spanish/portuguese their english installation worked fine and I didn't have any troubles setting it up. I'd recommend it to anyone looking to go away from the mainstream... that's if there is a "mainstream" in nix.
In response to ".ac.be" anonymous, I do agree there are way too many distros, and maybe some should look into pooling resources rather than compete.