> Why Slackware? isn't it sort of, ahh, dead? I still use slackware and know several others who do too. I like the fact that it's very standardized and I don't have too worry about customized kernels or package managment beyond maintaining a changelog. It's not as pretty as others but it's also relatively lightweight. That's my $.02 Thomas Johnson john4293 at tc.umn.edu 763.458.9071 (cell) --- *if it's not broken, i haven't worked hard enough. *whatever happens, don't you dare say I brought it upon us. leave me out of your collective.