Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 22nd Aug 2006 17:04 UTC, submitted by lh8
"Puppy Linux is a small Linux live CD distribution that can boot from a CD, DVD, or USB drive; a hard disk is optional. According to the Puppy Linux Web site, Puppy's goals include being Linux newbie-friendly, booting and running quickly, and including all the applications typical users need. The newest version is its most usable yet."
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First difference is devotion: the Puppy developer is hand-tuning every application of the distro (this includes bug-reporting, bug-fixing and choosing unconventional versions of software).
He doesn't just package the software like so many others, he only delivers working and tested sofware. And he keeps the track of it.
Sure, there are many other distros with helpful config GUIs, but the Puppy-tools and dialog-windows are unique, not copies or variations. But they are also ununiform and doing without the "beauty" of gtk- or qt-tools
And Puppy is one of the few LiveCDs, that comes with fully working multimedia "out-of-the-box" (PCLinuxOS is the other one)