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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I'm really getting tired of this tendency for people to group Gentoo in with Slackware and Debian. Slackware has withstood the test of time for the simple reason that it is unlike anything else. While Gentoo is source-based, it takes care of too many system intracacies to be considered anything like Slackware; some may consider this an advantageous point, I do not. Slackware, while it might take several days, or even weeks, to properly and securely tweak your system, provides unequaled and untainted access to the bones of a linux system. Great for learning and hacking on, and essential for system administration. Gentoo, while slick and well optimized, is not nearly as pure - in my mind - as Slackware. My poison is SLACK!
Sincerely,
Pararox
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The above was in no way meant to flame; this site is about opions (be they weak or strong) and I have merely stated my HUMBLE OPINION