OT: "Best" Linux Distro?

[Gordon JC Pearce]

Allison wrote:
>>Subject: Re: OT: "Best" Linux Distro?
>>  From: "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com>
>>  Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 09:46:04 -0800
>>    To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
>>
>>Others have observed the bloat in Linux and I agree.  I started running it
>>on an 8MB 386 and it was pretty snappy.  I don't think that feat could be
>>reproduced with any of the current distros.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Chuck
> 
> 
> 
> Same here.  There are a few that barely run on anything less than p-III
> class hardware.
> 
> Since I have an abundance of older 486class stuff I use Freebsd 2.2.6
> and a 7 year old copy of Slackware or Caldera OpenlinuxV2.3 when I 
> want a linux box.

*Why*, ffs?  Why do people insist on using ancient copies of Linux on 
old hardware?  There is *no difference in speed* between old and new 
kernels.  In some cases newer ones are faster on the same old hardware.

Stick 10.2 on there with a fairly minimal install.  Everything is 
compiled for i386 or i486, so no worries on that score.

Gordon.