[ Thanks to Sensei
for this link. ]
“I started with a kernel of Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 — a
*stable* one, of course. After all these years of losing countless
hours of work from various crashes in Windows, I wanted something I
could trust. So I chose “slink” — named, I’m told, after one
of the characters in “Toy Story,” like other versions of
Debian.”
“Downloading 300 MB of programs was not an option. So I broke
down and spent eight bucks, including shipping, for the two-disk
Debian set from LinuxMall.com. (You only actually use one CD or the
other, as far as I can tell: one is for laptops and one for
desktops.)”
“I started with a few advantages that not everyone may enjoy.
I’ll describe those advantages briefly, for the benefit of others
who may have similar advantages or who might be interested in
trying my approach.”