"A rule of thumb I'd recommend for those interested in trying out a Slackwaresque distribution: If you're looking for a distribution for server related tasks, go with Slackware. It's not particularly modern feeling, but it's stable, solid, and manages the heavy lifting of server applications with ease. If you are looking for a more desktop oriented distribution with a wider variety of recent packages, that is lightweight yet still able to do server related tasks, think Zenwalk."
