EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet: Pick a Linux, Any Linux

“The amazing creative frenzy that characterizes Linux is both a
blessing and a curse: a blessing in providing a multitude of
different Linux distributions to choose from, and a curse in
providing a multitude of different Linux distributions to choose
from.

“The great thing about any general-purpose Linux, such as
Debian, Red Hat, Slackware, Fedora, Gentoo, and so forth, is any of
them can be tailored to serve any need: server, firewall, desktop,
engineering workstation–it’s all there to do with as you need. But
this array of choices is rather bewildering–how is a hardworking
geek to know which one to use…?”

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