http://linux-faqs.com/directory/General_Information/Distributions/A collection of Linux resources covering from software to hardware. http://distrowatch.com/News and feature lists of Linux and BSD distributions.Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:15:57 GMThttp://fedora.redhat.com/Fedora is a Linux-based operating system that showcases the latest in free and open source software. Fedora is always free for anyone to use, modify, and distribute. It is built by people across the globeWed, 04 Jul 2007 19:16:26 GMThttp://www.redhat.com/Redhat LinuxWed, 04 Jul 2007 19:17:16 GMThttp://www.redhat.com/software/rhel/RH Enterprise LinuxWed, 04 Jul 2007 19:17:29 GMThttp://www.beau.org/~jmorris/linux/whitebox/Enterprise strength Penguin Power... in a plain White Box!Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:18:12 GMThttp://www.centos.org/CentOS is an Enterprise-class Linux Distribution derived from sources freely provided to the public by a prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor. CentOS conforms fully with the upstream vendors redistribution policy and aims to be 100% binary compatible. (CentOS mainly changes packages to remove upstream vendor branding and artwork.) CentOS is free.Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:32:56 GMThttp://www.lineox.net/Always Current Lineox Enterprise Linux is a version of Lineox Enterprise Linux 4.0 which is constantly updated and contains only current versions of program packages. This means that there is no instant need to download and update the system after installation and the system is secure right from the start. Lets guess that you save half an hour.Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:33:57 GMThttp://www.novell.com/linux/Linux is about more than software—it's about getting the performance, reliability and world-class support you deserve. That's why you need SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 from Novell. It's a platform for the entire open enterprise, delivering new solutions that help you outperform competitors, cut costs, and neutralize security threats. You need a Linux platform that is rock-solid and enterprise-grade; one that easily plugs into your existing infrastructure; and one that's secure, simple to manage and easy to use. SUSE Linux Enterprise is the best-engineered, most interoperable platform for enterprise computing, fully supported by a vendor who understands your business needs.Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:36:57 GMThttp://www.debian.org/Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic OS tools come from the GNU project; hence the name GNU/Linux. Debian GNU/Linux provides more than a pure OS: it comes with over 18733 packages, precompiled software bundled up in a nice format for easy installation on your machine.Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:37:32 GMThttp://www.unitedlinux.com/UnitedLinux was formed by Caldera, Conectiva, SUSE LINUX and Turbolinux to build a single, world-wide Linux standard that customers and partners could work with for world-class, enterprise deployment of Linux. We believe that we achieved the desired impact. With the release of UnitedLinux version 1.0 in November 2002, we delivered on our vision. Many IHVs and ISVs joined the UnitedLinux initiative -- providing customers with a real choice of Linux environments.Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:15:09 GMThttp://www.gentoo.org/Gentoo Linux, a special flavor of Linux that can be automatically optimized and customized for just about any application or need. Extreme performance, configurability and a top-notch user and developer community are all hallmarks of the Gentoo experience.Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:15:36 GMThttp://www.mandriva.com/Mandriva is a worldwide Linux and Open Source leader providing easy-to-use solutions to individuals and organizationsThu, 05 Jul 2007 19:16:30 GMThttp://www.linuxfromscratch.org/Linux From Scratch (LFS) is a project that provides you with step-by-step instructions for building your own custom Linux system, entirely from source code.Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:18:47 GMThttp://www.lynuxworks.com/BlueCat is LynuxWorks' distribution of open source Linux, enhanced to meet the requirements of embedded developers. BlueCat includes a royalty-free, open source Linux distribution and is compatible with the LynxOS RTOS, an industry leader in hard, real-time embedded software. With its heritage of reliability, availability, and serviceability, BlueCat has a common source base and development tools for multiple embedded targets.Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:19:44 GMThttp://www.mvista.com/Hard Hat Linux and the Hard Hat Linux CDK are built from 100% pure Linux components and are maintained and distributed as an open source tool kit. MontaVista ships both source and easy-to-use pre-built binary packages on the same media. Hard Hat Linux includes no hidden proprietary components, and is always completely royalty-free. The MontaVista Software Hard Hat Linux Cross Development Kit (CDK), version1.2, targets the broadest array of CPU architectures and board and system-level platforms of any embedded Linux development solution available today. Whether you are building Internet appliances, portable devices,networking equipment, telephony interfaces, or other embedded and pervasive applications, you can count on MontaVista Hard Hat Linux to provide robust Linux kernel ports, device drivers, middleware, and development tools to streamline your development effort. These MontaVista products are available for download at:Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:20:06 GMThttp://www.knopper.net/Full-featured Linux distribution that boots from a CD. Includes the latest version of KDE and OpenOffice. Can be used to work from Linux on PCs without actually installing it, so it is ideal for demonstrations of Linux. Based on Debian.Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:21:15 GMThttp://www.mklinux.org/MkLinux is an Open Source operating system which consists of an implementation of the Linux operating system hosted on the Mach microkernel. Versions of MkLinux run on the Intel, PA-RISC, and PowerPC architectures.Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:21:40 GMThttp://www.rocklinux.org/ROCK Linux is a modern Linux Distribution with a powerful auto-build process. It's mostly designed for skilled Linux/Unix Administrators. It's available for multiple platforms. ROCK Linux is a small distribution, but it's not a "mini distribution". It comes with over 200 packages including X11 and the GNOME Desktop - but excluding menu driven configuration tools (most professional users prefer configuration files). A reasonably well configured installation of Rock Linux should be useful for any computer user (even beginners).Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:22:01 GMThttp://www.slackware.com/Slackware Linux is compatible with most Intel PC hardware. Slackware will provide stellar performance on high-end systems, including support for symmetric multi-processing (up to 16 processors), PCI, and special code optimizations for the 486, Pentium, and Pentium Pro and AMD AthlonThu, 05 Jul 2007 19:22:26 GMThttp://delilinux.berlios.de/DeLi Linux stands for "Desktop Light" Linux. It's aimed at taking advantage of older machines (pre-Pentium II). DeLi Linux is based on SlackwareThu, 05 Jul 2007 19:22:51 GMT