“If anyone can compare distribution speeds, it’s me. I’m a
distribution junkie. I launched my career as a Linux user with
Slackware (very briefly), then moved on to Redhat 5.2. After a few
months of that, I became a Mandrake user. After about two years of
wheeling and dealing with Mandrake, a few friends suggested I try
Gentoo. I was happy with Gentoo for a little while, but I found I
was spending too much time tweaking my system than using it. My
latest love affair is with Debian and I believe this time I’ve
found a rock-solid Linux that’s easy to maintain. I run Debian on
my main system but that doesn’t stop me from trying new
distributions…”