recommendations and comparisions - needed

[eliotj]

I'd like opinions on different versions,

I've ran Slackware, ran Redhat and long ago, DL'd something else but don't remember what

I wanted to try Fedora but don't have a CD burner (and don't care to have one) so I was thinking of just buying a cheap set from someone.

also thought about going back to Slackware since I know I can order a set online.

anyone have any suggestions? Comparisons?
Thanks
-ej

[logan5]

Personally I run Fedora. I've used Suse (9.1 and 9.2) and liked it, but always felt more confortable in Fedora. That is only because I have used it the most. Ubuntu has had some very good reviews lately, Gentoo has always sounded like a good distro and people seem to love Slackware just as much as Gentoo.

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