Damn Small Linux - is COOL! I just downloaded a linux distribution that is only 50MB in size. It is called Damn Small Linux, is based on the Debian distro and can be downloaded from http://www.damnsmalllinux.org. It is designed to be used from a CD, USB pen drive, zip drive or even embedded into any other devices or OS (including MS Windows). It is really cool. Even though it is a barebone system, you can extend upon the system pretty easily with an internet connection.

I find it really cool. I suggest to people who want to try linux (and you should) to try it. It will not affect data on your hard disk. You can also download the embedded version which will allow you to run the whole system as a window in WinXP - now that is kinda cool.

However if you really want to get a taste of Linux, go get Fedora Core distribution. I am going to stick with this since my old laptop is a low-end machine and will really benefit from it. Guess I am going to set up some servers on it. And since I am developing a MUD now - I can use my old laptop as a test server instead of having it run on my main laptop's Cygwin environment. This is quite convinient.

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