"Debian";"http://www.debian.org/";"A distribution assembled by a large community of volunteers. Debian has a large selection of packages (over 15000) and supports a large number of hardware platforms. "
"Knoppix";"http://www.knoppix.de";"The first Live CD (later DVD) version of Debian GNU/Linux. Usable after booting from the CD image and comes with a large amount of software. Also has  real nice security tools."
"Ubuntu (Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu)";"http://www.ubuntu.com";"A distribution sponsored by Canonical Ltd as well as receiving major funding from South African Mark Shuttleworth. Uses its own package repositories seeded from snapshots of Debian. Aims to offer a complete and polished desktop. Very popular with the under 30's. Note, the Ubuntu is a Gnome desktop and the Kubuntu is a KDE desktop. Xubuntu is lightweight made for older PC's. Edubuntu is for schools."
"Gentoo";"http://www.gentoo.org";"A distribution intended for enthusiasts and professionals with its own package management system called Portage. Gentoo focuses on the compilation of source code rather than the distribution of binary packages, which is expected to make applications to run faster."
"CentOS";"http://www.centos.org";"Community supported distribution which aims to be 100% compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux without Red Hat branding and various non-free software"
"Fedora Core";"http://fedora.redhat.com/";"A general purpose distribution for workstation, desktop and server use. Developed by Red Hat and the community."
"Slackware";"http://www.slackware.com/";"The oldest Linux distribution still maintained. Slackware packages are tar/gziped files with the extension .tgz."
"Damn Small Linux (DSL)";"http://www.damnsmalllinux.org";"Grandfather of mini distributions. A live CD designed for MiniCD with a hard drive install option. Started as a personal project to see how many usable desktop applications could fit inside a business card size 50MB MiniCD. Over time it has grown into a considerably active community project. "
"Feather";"http://featherlinux.berlios.de";"Sharing similar goals as Damn Small Linux, but not based on it (Feather is more closely related to Knoppix). Includes more software packages than DSL raising the \"small\" limit to about 115MB. Uses Knoppix-based hardware detection and the Fluxbox window manager. Compatible with Debian packages (.deb)"
"Pocketlinux";"http://www.pocket-lnx.org/";"A Slackware-based distribution developed by former developers of the now-discontinued Bonzai Linux. Includes a simplified Slackware installer & KDE Light desktop."
"Linspire  ";"http://www.linspire.com";"Another desktop-oriented distribution, previously called Lindows, based on Debian. Additional software is available from Linspire or via Debian's apt command, although compatibility with Debian is not guaranteed. Has significant proprietary software."
"Mandriva";"http://www.mandriva.com";"Formerly known as Mandrakelinux. There are various products for servers, workstations, small businesses as well as individuals. Originally a Red Hat Linux variant optimized for Pentium-class CPUs, Mandriva Linux has since diverged to form its own distribution. "
"Red Hat Enterprise Linux ";"http://www.redhat.com";"The solely-commercial distribution for server market. The inventor of the RPM-packaging system. "
"Suse";"http://www.suse.com/";"A desktop-oriented Linux distribution supplied by Novell, Inc. In 2004 Novell acquired SUSE which is based in Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Germany. SUSE is one of the most popular distributions in Europe. "
"Turbolinux";"http://www.turbolinux.com";"A popular distribution in Asia, based on Red Hat Linux."
"Xandros";"http://www.xandros.com";"Canadian based Xandros (based on the defunct Corel Linux) focuses on the desktop market and Windows compatibility. The Xandros distribution, unlike most others, may not be freely copied, as it contains proprietary software. Xandros is compatible with Debian's dpkg package management system."
"Skolelinux";"http://developer.skolelinux.no/index.html.en";"A distribution started in Norway as an affordable thin client distribution for schools (cf. EduLinux, Guadalinex)."
"Yellow Dog";"http://www.yellowdoglinux.com";"A Linux Distro that works on the MAC."
"Ark Linux";"http://www.arklinux.org";"The Ark Linux distribution is based on Red Hat Linux and geared toward the newcomer to Linux. The developers claim it can be installed in 4 mouse clicks. This was verified by me. "
"EasYs GNU/Linux";"http://gnulinux.de/pocketlinux/";"Created by Marcus Moeller of Germany,  this used to be called  Pocket Linux. It is Debian based and uses only one CD.  EasYs GNU/Linux 2.1 is based on Slackware 10.2"
"Solaris UNIX from Sun";"http://www.sun.com/";"This is actually a UNIX distribution but is one of the oldest open source ones. It is worth taking a look at. See my solaris link for more details on my initial web page."
"Zenwalk";"http://zenwalk.org";"Zenwalk is a GNU/Linux operating system, designed to provide the following characteristics:

# Modern and user-friendly (latest stable software, selected applications)
# Fast (optimized for performance capabilities)
# Rational (one mainstream application for each task)
# Complete (full development/desktop/multimedia environment)
# Evolutionary (simple network package management tool - netpkg)"