<br><br /><br><br><br id=xs33><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/opensuse_logo.png alt=opensuse_logo.png align=left vspace=10><br><br /><br>3-openSUSE<br><br /><br>openSUSE is the SUSE community project sponsored by Novell and AMD. SUSE is an German acronym for “Software- und System-Entwicklung” (”Software and system development”). However some claim that it’s a tribute the computer engineer Konrad Zuse. <br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/fedora.jpg alt=Fedora Logo align=left><br><br /><br><br><br><br /><br>4-Fedora<br id=prfv> Fedora is a community Linux project sponsored by Red Hat. The name “fedora” is derived from the fedora that the shadowman is wearing in the Red Hat logo. (see below)<br id=ocmu><br><br /><br><br><br><br /><br><br id=hdmz><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/mandriva_linux.png alt=mandriva_linux.png align=left>5-Mandriva<br><br /><br>This Linux distro was the original Mandrake Linux distro, which was maintained by MandrakeSoft, however MandrakeSoft lost a legal battle against Hearst Corporation over the name “Mandrake”. MandrakeSoft later on bought Connectiva, the result of the fusion = Mandriva <img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif alt=:) class=wp-smiley> <br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=y_tj><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/sabayon.png alt=Sabayon Logo align=left>6-Sabayon<br><br /><br>Sabayon is a distro produced in Trentino, Italy and is named after an Italian dessert also called Sabayon. Sabayon (or Zabaglione) is made of egg yolks, sugar, and sweet liquor.<br><br /><br><br id=al_f><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/debian_linux.png alt=debian_linux.png align=left><br><br /><br>7-Debian<br><br /><br>Debian was first introduced by Ian Murdock in 1998. The name itself is a portmanteau of his girlfriend (now wife) Debra and his name Ian.<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=xugl><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/damnsmall.jpg alt=damnsmall.jpg align=left><br><br /><br>8-Damn Small Linux<br><br /><br>Damn Small Linux is a very small Linux distro with the size of only 50 MB. Hence the name. Like Duuuuh <img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif alt=:P class=wp-smiley> <br><br /><br><br id=v_g:><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/mepis.jpg alt=mepis.jpg align=left height=100 width=100><br><br /><br>9-MEPIS<br><br /><br>According to the original creator of MEPIS, Warren Woodford, MEPIS orginally didn’t mean anything, he just misheard a friend on a bad Skype connection, and liked the name!<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=wn_i><br><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/freebsd_full.png alt=FreeBSD Logo align=left>10-FreeBSD<br><br /><br>FreeBSD is not exactly a Linux distro, it’ more like a sibling of Linux, and it ranked 11 on distrowatch. BSD is a Unix derivative developed by the University of Califrnia at Berkeley, BSD itself is an acronym for Berkeley Software Distribution. FreeBSD is the free branch of the Berkeley Distro.<br><br /><br><br id=yru7><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/centos.png alt=centos.png align=left><br><br /><br>11-CentOS<br><br /><br><br><br /><br>CentOS is based on Red Had Enterprise Linux (RHEL), it basically stands for Community Enterprise Operating System.<br><br /><br><br><br /><br> <br><br /><br><br id=pq2z><br><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/dreamlinux.png alt=DreamLinux Logo align=left>12-Dreamlinux<br><br /><br><br><br /><br>Dreamlinux is a Brazilian Linux distro based on Debian and looks very similar to Apple’s MAC OSX. I don’t really think there is a real reason behind the name. Just mashed up “dream” and “linux” together, talk about orginal! Sorry guys.<br><br /><br> <br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/puppy_linux.png alt=puppy_linux.png align=left>13-Puppy Linux<br><br /><br>Puppy Linux is a small live CD distro that focuses on ease of use. This distro has it’s own mascot called “Puppy” which is a real Chihuahua.<br><br /><br><br><br /><br> <br><br /><br> <br><br /><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/kubuntu_logo.png alt=Kubuntu Logo align=left><br><br /><br><br /><br> <br><br /><br>14-Kubuntu<br style=font-weight: bold; id=jbgv><br><br /><br>Pretty much straight forward KDE + Ubuntu = Kubuntu<br><br /><br> <br><br /><br><br id=cy.z><br><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/zenwalk2.png alt=Zenwalk Logo align=left>15-Zenwalk<br><br /><br>This one kinda stumped me. Visiting their website I was greeted with the tagline “ever tried zen computing?”, so the Zen part is pretty much explainable. But walk? The logo of dolphin? Do dolphins even walk? LOL. Well I e-mailed JP Guillemin, the creator of the distro, asking him for an explanation. His answer was wicked:<br><br /><br><br><br /><br> Hi, Zenwalk is intended to sound (and mean) similary as Nextstep, the famous OS created by Steve Job when he was fired by Apple <img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif alt=;) class=wp-smiley> <br><br /><br><br><br><br /><br><br /><br>Cheers<br><br /><br> <br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/slackware.jpg alt=Slackware logo align=left><br><br /><br>16-Slackware<br><br /><br>Slackware was created by Patrick Volkerding. Slackware initially was a private side project, and to prevent it from being a serious one, Patrick named it “slack.” In reference to the term slack from the Church of SubGenius (Thanks to the many who pointed this out) The kinda name stuck :).<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br> <br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/knoppix.png alt=knoppix.png align=left><br><br /><br>17-Knoppix<br><br /><br>Knoppix is a Debian based Live CD distro developed by Klaus Knopper and named after him.<br><br /><br> <br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/gentoo.png alt=Gentoo Logo align=left>18-Gentoo<br><br /><br>Gentoo is a source code based distro, meaning that everything is compiled from scratch, which contributes to it’s speed. This fact prompted to a name change (originally Enoch) to Gentoo, which is the fastest swimming penguin. Oh and since this is a naming topic, I actually convinced a friend of mine to name her cat “Gentoo”, how cute is that?<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=mz3- style=font-weight: bold;><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/slax.png alt=slax.png align=left><br><br /><br>19-Slax<br><br /><br>Slax is a live CD distro based on Slackware, and from it comes the name. Nothing interesting here, move along.<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=p_:b><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/sidux.png alt=sidux.png align=left><br><br /><br>20-Sidux<br><br /><br>Sidux is a Linux distro based on the unstable branch of Debian which is codenamed “Sid”, which in turn is named after the Sid Phillips character in Toy Story - usually destroys and tortures his sister Hannah’s toys. You see, geeks do have a sense of humor <img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif alt=;) class=wp-smiley><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=g_al><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/ubuntu_studio_final_logo.png alt=Ubuntu Studio Logo align=left><br><br /><br>21-Ubuntu Studio <br><br /><br>Ubuntu Studio is just a special derivative from Ubuntu geared to general multimedia production.<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=qt46><br><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/pc-bsd.png alt=pc-bsd.png align=left><br><br /><br>22- PC-BSD<br><br /><br>PC-BSD is a BSD based distro. It aims to be easy to install by using a graphical installation program, and easy- and ready-to-use immediately by providing KDE as the default, pre-installed graphical user interface, hence adding the “PC” prefix. Pretty unoriginal if you ask me.<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=xp.t><br><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/xubuntu1.png alt=Xubuntu Logo align=left><br><br><br /><br>23-Xubuntu<br><br /><br>Whats up with all these Ubuntu derivatives? Sheeesh…Xubuntu is just XFCE + Ubuntu. Next!<br><br /><br><br id=onmk><br id=pq59><br><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/foresight3.jpg alt=Foresight Linux Logo align=left>24-Foresight<br><br /><br>Foresight is a Linux distro that uses Conary as a package manager, it allows rolling updates, rather than the 2 big releases a year most distros do. For example, when banshee 1.0 comes out next month Foresight users will have it in less than a week, while Ubuntu users will wait until October (Thanks to pcutler from the forsight IRC channel for explaining this). Anyways, with Conary, Forsight in a sense gets software you otherwise will have to wait for in other distros, pretty neat <img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif alt=;) class=wp-smiley> <br id=xj0o><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br> <br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/desktopbsd1.png alt=DesktopBSD Logo align=left>25-DesktopBSD<br><br /><br>From the site: “DesktopBSD aims at being a stable and powerful operating system for desktop users.” Meh.<br><br /><br><br id=h67v><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/redhat-copy.png alt=redhat-copy.png align=left>26-Red Hat<br><br /><br>This one has some really interesting stories behind it, I’ll leave the floor to Red Hat co-founder Bob Young to explain:<br><br /><br><br><br /><br> <br id=r0qa><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/opengeu1.png alt=OpenGEU Logo align=left><br><br /><br><br><br /><br>27-OpenGEU<br><br /><br>OpenGEU was originally Geubuntu, which is a distro based on Ubuntu but uses GNOME and Enlightenment as windows manager, the “G” and “E” stand for this combo. But due to some legal boo-haa it was changed to OpenGEU.<br><br /><br><br id=r0qa><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/elive.png alt=elive.png align=left><br><br><br /><br><br>28-Elive<br><br /><br><br /><br>This one is just a Debian based live CD that also uses Enlightenment as a windows manager.<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=ljv9><br><br><br /><br> <br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/freespire2.png alt=Freespire Logo align=left> 29-Freespire<br><br /><br>In August 2005, a distribution Live CD based on Linspire’s source pools named Freespire hit the web by accident. It later evolved to become it’s own distro. Linspire also has a interesting tale behind it’s name. Linspire originally was “Lindows” but some spoiled brat in the Microsoft legal department decided that “Lindows” infringes on their “Windows” brand and decided to sue. Microsoft’s case didn’t really hold water in court, so Microsoft decided to settle and pay $20 million for Lindows to change to Linspire.<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=awfk><br><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/frugalware2.png alt=Frugalware Linux align=left>30-Frugalware<br id=qi62>I couldn’t find any documented reason, but it’s probably taken from the frugality philosphy. According to Wikipedia:<br id=hvz-><br><br /><br>Frugality in the context of certain belief systems, is a philosophy in which one does not trust, or is deeply wary of “expert” knowledge, often from commercial markets or corporate cultures, claiming to know what is in the best economic, material, or spiritual interests of the individual.<br><br /><br><br style=font-weight: bold; id=yo_j><br style=font-weight: bold; id=yo_j><br style=font-weight: bold; id=yo_j><br><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/fluxbuntu.png alt=fluxbuntu.png align=left><br><br /><br>31-Fluxbuntu<br><br /><br>Again with Ubuntu? Just an Ubuntu based distro that uses Fluxbox as it’s windows manager.<br><br /><br><br><br id=r11s><br><br /><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/xandrosos.png alt=xandrosos.png align=left><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br>32-Xandros<br><br><br /><br>Xandros’s name is derived the X Windows system and the Greek island Andros.<br id=mygz><br><br /><br><br id=u6ob><br><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/tinyme.png alt=tinyme.png align=left><br><br /><br>33-TinyME<br><br /><br>TinyME is a small light-weight version of PCLinuxOS, it’s derived from two words; “tiny” and “me”<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=qryu><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/gos.jpg alt=gos.jpg align=left><br><br /><br><br><br /><br>34-gOS<br><br /><br>gOS is an Ubuntu based distro that has tight integeration of Google apps, the “g” stands for Google if you haven’t figured it out yet. gOS stands for ‘Good OS LLC’ which is the name of the company behind the distro. (Thanks to konradc from stumbleupon for pointing this out)<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=kcj1><br><br /><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/backtrack.png alt=backtrack.png align=left><br><br /><br><br /><br>35-Backtrack<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br>Backtrack is security testing and penetration detection distro with a collection of security and forensics tools. 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<br><br /><br><br><br id=xs33><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/opensuse_logo.png alt=opensuse_logo.png align=left vspace=10><br><br /><br>3-openSUSE<br><br /><br>openSUSE is the SUSE community project sponsored by Novell and AMD. SUSE is an German acronym for “Software- und System-Entwicklung” (”Software and system development”). However some claim that it’s a tribute the computer engineer Konrad Zuse. <br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/fedora.jpg alt=Fedora Logo align=left><br><br /><br><br><br><br /><br>4-Fedora<br id=prfv> Fedora is a community Linux project sponsored by Red Hat. The name “fedora” is derived from the fedora that the shadowman is wearing in the Red Hat logo. (see below)<br id=ocmu><br><br /><br><br><br><br /><br><br id=hdmz><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/mandriva_linux.png alt=mandriva_linux.png align=left>5-Mandriva<br><br /><br>This Linux distro was the original Mandrake Linux distro, which was maintained by MandrakeSoft, however MandrakeSoft lost a legal battle against Hearst Corporation over the name “Mandrake”. MandrakeSoft later on bought Connectiva, the result of the fusion = Mandriva <img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif alt=:) class=wp-smiley> <br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=y_tj><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/sabayon.png alt=Sabayon Logo align=left>6-Sabayon<br><br /><br>Sabayon is a distro produced in Trentino, Italy and is named after an Italian dessert also called Sabayon. Sabayon (or Zabaglione) is made of egg yolks, sugar, and sweet liquor.<br><br /><br><br id=al_f><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/debian_linux.png alt=debian_linux.png align=left><br><br /><br>7-Debian<br><br /><br>Debian was first introduced by Ian Murdock in 1998. The name itself is a portmanteau of his girlfriend (now wife) Debra and his name Ian.<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=xugl><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/damnsmall.jpg alt=damnsmall.jpg align=left><br><br /><br>8-Damn Small Linux<br><br /><br>Damn Small Linux is a very small Linux distro with the size of only 50 MB. Hence the name. Like Duuuuh <img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif alt=:P class=wp-smiley> <br><br /><br><br id=v_g:><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/mepis.jpg alt=mepis.jpg align=left height=100 width=100><br><br /><br>9-MEPIS<br><br /><br>According to the original creator of MEPIS, Warren Woodford, MEPIS orginally didn’t mean anything, he just misheard a friend on a bad Skype connection, and liked the name!<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=wn_i><br><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/freebsd_full.png alt=FreeBSD Logo align=left>10-FreeBSD<br><br /><br>FreeBSD is not exactly a Linux distro, it’ more like a sibling of Linux, and it ranked 11 on distrowatch. BSD is a Unix derivative developed by the University of Califrnia at Berkeley, BSD itself is an acronym for Berkeley Software Distribution. FreeBSD is the free branch of the Berkeley Distro.<br><br /><br><br id=yru7><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/centos.png alt=centos.png align=left><br><br /><br>11-CentOS<br><br /><br><br><br /><br>CentOS is based on Red Had Enterprise Linux (RHEL), it basically stands for Community Enterprise Operating System.<br><br /><br><br><br /><br> <br><br /><br><br id=pq2z><br><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/dreamlinux.png alt=DreamLinux Logo align=left>12-Dreamlinux<br><br /><br><br><br /><br>Dreamlinux is a Brazilian Linux distro based on Debian and looks very similar to Apple’s MAC OSX. I don’t really think there is a real reason behind the name. Just mashed up “dream” and “linux” together, talk about orginal! Sorry guys.<br><br /><br> <br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/puppy_linux.png alt=puppy_linux.png align=left>13-Puppy Linux<br><br /><br>Puppy Linux is a small live CD distro that focuses on ease of use. This distro has it’s own mascot called “Puppy” which is a real Chihuahua.<br><br /><br><br><br /><br> <br><br /><br> <br><br /><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/kubuntu_logo.png alt=Kubuntu Logo align=left><br><br /><br><br /><br> <br><br /><br>14-Kubuntu<br style=font-weight: bold; id=jbgv><br><br /><br>Pretty much straight forward KDE + Ubuntu = Kubuntu<br><br /><br> <br><br /><br><br id=cy.z><br><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/zenwalk2.png alt=Zenwalk Logo align=left>15-Zenwalk<br><br /><br>This one kinda stumped me. Visiting their website I was greeted with the tagline “ever tried zen computing?”, so the Zen part is pretty much explainable. But walk? The logo of dolphin? Do dolphins even walk? LOL. Well I e-mailed JP Guillemin, the creator of the distro, asking him for an explanation. His answer was wicked:<br><br /><br><br><br /><br> Hi, Zenwalk is intended to sound (and mean) similary as Nextstep, the famous OS created by Steve Job when he was fired by Apple <img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif alt=;) class=wp-smiley> <br><br /><br><br><br><br /><br><br /><br>Cheers<br><br /><br> <br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/slackware.jpg alt=Slackware logo align=left><br><br /><br>16-Slackware<br><br /><br>Slackware was created by Patrick Volkerding. Slackware initially was a private side project, and to prevent it from being a serious one, Patrick named it “slack.” In reference to the term slack from the Church of SubGenius (Thanks to the many who pointed this out) The kinda name stuck :).<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br> <br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/knoppix.png alt=knoppix.png align=left><br><br /><br>17-Knoppix<br><br /><br>Knoppix is a Debian based Live CD distro developed by Klaus Knopper and named after him.<br><br /><br> <br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/gentoo.png alt=Gentoo Logo align=left>18-Gentoo<br><br /><br>Gentoo is a source code based distro, meaning that everything is compiled from scratch, which contributes to it’s speed. This fact prompted to a name change (originally Enoch) to Gentoo, which is the fastest swimming penguin. Oh and since this is a naming topic, I actually convinced a friend of mine to name her cat “Gentoo”, how cute is that?<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=mz3- style=font-weight: bold;><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/slax.png alt=slax.png align=left><br><br /><br>19-Slax<br><br /><br>Slax is a live CD distro based on Slackware, and from it comes the name. Nothing interesting here, move along.<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=p_:b><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/sidux.png alt=sidux.png align=left><br><br /><br>20-Sidux<br><br /><br>Sidux is a Linux distro based on the unstable branch of Debian which is codenamed “Sid”, which in turn is named after the Sid Phillips character in Toy Story - usually destroys and tortures his sister Hannah’s toys. You see, geeks do have a sense of humor <img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif alt=;) class=wp-smiley><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=g_al><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/ubuntu_studio_final_logo.png alt=Ubuntu Studio Logo align=left><br><br /><br>21-Ubuntu Studio <br><br /><br>Ubuntu Studio is just a special derivative from Ubuntu geared to general multimedia production.<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=qt46><br><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/pc-bsd.png alt=pc-bsd.png align=left><br><br /><br>22- PC-BSD<br><br /><br>PC-BSD is a BSD based distro. It aims to be easy to install by using a graphical installation program, and easy- and ready-to-use immediately by providing KDE as the default, pre-installed graphical user interface, hence adding the “PC” prefix. Pretty unoriginal if you ask me.<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=xp.t><br><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/xubuntu1.png alt=Xubuntu Logo align=left><br><br><br /><br>23-Xubuntu<br><br /><br>Whats up with all these Ubuntu derivatives? Sheeesh…Xubuntu is just XFCE + Ubuntu. Next!<br><br /><br><br id=onmk><br id=pq59><br><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/foresight3.jpg alt=Foresight Linux Logo align=left>24-Foresight<br><br /><br>Foresight is a Linux distro that uses Conary as a package manager, it allows rolling updates, rather than the 2 big releases a year most distros do. For example, when banshee 1.0 comes out next month Foresight users will have it in less than a week, while Ubuntu users will wait until October (Thanks to pcutler from the forsight IRC channel for explaining this). Anyways, with Conary, Forsight in a sense gets software you otherwise will have to wait for in other distros, pretty neat <img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif alt=;) class=wp-smiley> <br id=xj0o><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br> <br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/desktopbsd1.png alt=DesktopBSD Logo align=left>25-DesktopBSD<br><br /><br>From the site: “DesktopBSD aims at being a stable and powerful operating system for desktop users.” Meh.<br><br /><br><br id=h67v><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/redhat-copy.png alt=redhat-copy.png align=left>26-Red Hat<br><br /><br>This one has some really interesting stories behind it, I’ll leave the floor to Red Hat co-founder Bob Young to explain:<br><br /><br><br><br /><br> <br id=r0qa><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/opengeu1.png alt=OpenGEU Logo align=left><br><br /><br><br><br /><br>27-OpenGEU<br><br /><br>OpenGEU was originally Geubuntu, which is a distro based on Ubuntu but uses GNOME and Enlightenment as windows manager, the “G” and “E” stand for this combo. But due to some legal boo-haa it was changed to OpenGEU.<br><br /><br><br id=r0qa><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/elive.png alt=elive.png align=left><br><br><br /><br><br>28-Elive<br><br /><br><br /><br>This one is just a Debian based live CD that also uses Enlightenment as a windows manager.<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=ljv9><br><br><br /><br> <br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/freespire2.png alt=Freespire Logo align=left> 29-Freespire<br><br /><br>In August 2005, a distribution Live CD based on Linspire’s source pools named Freespire hit the web by accident. It later evolved to become it’s own distro. Linspire also has a interesting tale behind it’s name. Linspire originally was “Lindows” but some spoiled brat in the Microsoft legal department decided that “Lindows” infringes on their “Windows” brand and decided to sue. Microsoft’s case didn’t really hold water in court, so Microsoft decided to settle and pay $20 million for Lindows to change to Linspire.<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=awfk><br><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/frugalware2.png alt=Frugalware Linux align=left>30-Frugalware<br id=qi62>I couldn’t find any documented reason, but it’s probably taken from the frugality philosphy. According to Wikipedia:<br id=hvz-><br><br /><br>Frugality in the context of certain belief systems, is a philosophy in which one does not trust, or is deeply wary of “expert” knowledge, often from commercial markets or corporate cultures, claiming to know what is in the best economic, material, or spiritual interests of the individual.<br><br /><br><br style=font-weight: bold; id=yo_j><br style=font-weight: bold; id=yo_j><br style=font-weight: bold; id=yo_j><br><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/fluxbuntu.png alt=fluxbuntu.png align=left><br><br /><br>31-Fluxbuntu<br><br /><br>Again with Ubuntu? Just an Ubuntu based distro that uses Fluxbox as it’s windows manager.<br><br /><br><br><br id=r11s><br><br /><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/xandrosos.png alt=xandrosos.png align=left><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br>32-Xandros<br><br><br /><br>Xandros’s name is derived the X Windows system and the Greek island Andros.<br id=mygz><br><br /><br><br id=u6ob><br><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/tinyme.png alt=tinyme.png align=left><br><br /><br>33-TinyME<br><br /><br>TinyME is a small light-weight version of PCLinuxOS, it’s derived from two words; “tiny” and “me”<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=qryu><br><br /><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/gos.jpg alt=gos.jpg align=left><br><br /><br><br><br /><br>34-gOS<br><br /><br>gOS is an Ubuntu based distro that has tight integeration of Google apps, the “g” stands for Google if you haven’t figured it out yet. gOS stands for ‘Good OS LLC’ which is the name of the company behind the distro. (Thanks to konradc from stumbleupon for pointing this out)<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br id=kcj1><br><br /><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/backtrack.png alt=backtrack.png align=left><br><br /><br><br /><br>35-Backtrack<br><br /><br><br><br /><br><br><br /><br>Backtrack is security testing and penetration detection distro with a collection of security and forensics tools. The name is derived from this fact; “back tracing” the intruders.<br><br><br><br /><br><br><br><br><br /><br><br><br><br /><br>请阅读更多我的博客文章>>><br> <br /><br><br><br /><br> <br /><br> <br /><br> • <br /><br> 你在哪里? <br /><br> <br /><br><br /><br> • <br /><br> 罕见de太空梭组装过程(组图)<br /><br><br> <br /><br> <br /><br> <br /><br> <br /><br> • <br /><br> 能听到她唱的是什么么?世界上最古老的录音 <br /><br><br /><br> <br /><br> <br /><br><br> <br /><br> <br /><br> • <br /><br> 【爱是自己抓不住的倒影】 (图) <br /><br> <br /><br> <br /><br> <br /><br> <br /><br><br> • <br /><br><br /><br> 学会 (图) <br /><br> <br /><br> <br /><br> <br /><br>)
Ontheflipsideofthings,thereisawholedifferentworldofOSnames,somearefunny,someareinsightful,someareromantic,othersarecute,somearetoosmalltofilltheircreators’hugeegos,andfinallysomeareliketheirproprietaryrivals,justboring.SoifyoueverwonderedwhatyourfavoriteLinuxdistromeans,youwillprobablyfindtheexplanationhere.(orBSD,IknowtheyarenotthesamebutIdecidedtoaddtothediversityofthisarticle.)
1-Ubuntu
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<br><br><br id=xs33><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/opensuse_logo.png alt=opensuse_logo.png align=left vspace=10><br><br>3-openSUSE<br><br>openSUSE is the SUSE community project sponsored by Novell and AMD. SUSE is an German acronym for “Software- und System-Entwicklung” (”Software and system development”). However some claim that it’s a tribute the computer engineer Konrad Zuse. <br><br><br><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/fedora.jpg alt=Fedora Logo align=left><br><br><br><br><br>4-Fedora<br id=prfv> Fedora is a community Linux project sponsored by Red Hat. The name “fedora” is derived from the fedora that the shadowman is wearing in the Red Hat logo. (see below)<br id=ocmu><br><br><br><br><br><br id=hdmz><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/mandriva_linux.png alt=mandriva_linux.png align=left>5-Mandriva<br><br>This Linux distro was the original Mandrake Linux distro, which was maintained by MandrakeSoft, however MandrakeSoft lost a legal battle against Hearst Corporation over the name “Mandrake”. MandrakeSoft later on bought Connectiva, the result of the fusion = Mandriva <img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif alt=:) class=wp-smiley> <br><br><br><br><br><br id=y_tj><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/sabayon.png alt=Sabayon Logo align=left>6-Sabayon<br><br>Sabayon is a distro produced in Trentino, Italy and is named after an Italian dessert also called Sabayon. Sabayon (or Zabaglione) is made of egg yolks, sugar, and sweet liquor.<br><br><br id=al_f><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/debian_linux.png alt=debian_linux.png align=left><br><br>7-Debian<br><br>Debian was first introduced by Ian Murdock in 1998. The name itself is a portmanteau of his girlfriend (now wife) Debra and his name Ian.<br><br><br><br><br><br id=xugl><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/damnsmall.jpg alt=damnsmall.jpg align=left><br><br>8-Damn Small Linux<br><br>Damn Small Linux is a very small Linux distro with the size of only 50 MB. Hence the name. Like Duuuuh <img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif alt=:P class=wp-smiley> <br><br><br id=v_g:><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/mepis.jpg alt=mepis.jpg align=left height=100 width=100><br><br>9-MEPIS<br><br>According to the original creator of MEPIS, Warren Woodford, MEPIS orginally didn’t mean anything, he just misheard a friend on a bad Skype connection, and liked the name!<br><br><br><br><br><br id=wn_i><br><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/freebsd_full.png alt=FreeBSD Logo align=left>10-FreeBSD<br><br>FreeBSD is not exactly a Linux distro, it’ more like a sibling of Linux, and it ranked 11 on distrowatch. BSD is a Unix derivative developed by the University of Califrnia at Berkeley, BSD itself is an acronym for Berkeley Software Distribution. FreeBSD is the free branch of the Berkeley Distro.<br><br><br id=yru7><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/centos.png alt=centos.png align=left><br><br>11-CentOS<br><br><br>CentOS is based on Red Had Enterprise Linux (RHEL), it basically stands for Community Enterprise Operating System.<br><br><br><br> <br><br><br id=pq2z><br><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/dreamlinux.png alt=DreamLinux Logo align=left>12-Dreamlinux<br><br><br>Dreamlinux is a Brazilian Linux distro based on Debian and looks very similar to Apple’s MAC OSX. I don’t really think there is a real reason behind the name. Just mashed up “dream” and “linux” together, talk about orginal! Sorry guys.<br><br> <br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/puppy_linux.png alt=puppy_linux.png align=left>13-Puppy Linux<br><br>Puppy Linux is a small live CD distro that focuses on ease of use. This distro has it’s own mascot called “Puppy” which is a real Chihuahua.<br><br><br><br> <br><br> <br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/kubuntu_logo.png alt=Kubuntu Logo align=left><br><br><br> <br><br>14-Kubuntu<br style=font-weight: bold; id=jbgv><br><br>Pretty much straight forward KDE + Ubuntu = Kubuntu<br><br> <br><br><br id=cy.z><br><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/zenwalk2.png alt=Zenwalk Logo align=left>15-Zenwalk<br><br>This one kinda stumped me. Visiting their website I was greeted with the tagline “ever tried zen computing?”, so the Zen part is pretty much explainable. But walk? The logo of dolphin? Do dolphins even walk? LOL. Well I e-mailed JP Guillemin, the creator of the distro, asking him for an explanation. His answer was wicked:<br><br><br><br> Hi, Zenwalk is intended to sound (and mean) similary as Nextstep, the famous OS created by Steve Job when he was fired by Apple <img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif alt=;) class=wp-smiley> <br><br><br><br><br>Cheers<br><br> <br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/slackware.jpg alt=Slackware logo align=left><br><br>16-Slackware<br><br>Slackware was created by Patrick Volkerding. Slackware initially was a private side project, and to prevent it from being a serious one, Patrick named it “slack.” In reference to the term slack from the Church of SubGenius (Thanks to the many who pointed this out) The kinda name stuck :).<br><br><br><br><br> <br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/knoppix.png alt=knoppix.png align=left><br><br>17-Knoppix<br><br>Knoppix is a Debian based Live CD distro developed by Klaus Knopper and named after him.<br><br> <br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/gentoo.png alt=Gentoo Logo align=left>18-Gentoo<br><br>Gentoo is a source code based distro, meaning that everything is compiled from scratch, which contributes to it’s speed. This fact prompted to a name change (originally Enoch) to Gentoo, which is the fastest swimming penguin. Oh and since this is a naming topic, I actually convinced a friend of mine to name her cat “Gentoo”, how cute is that?<br><br><br><br><br><br id=mz3- style=font-weight: bold;><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/slax.png alt=slax.png align=left><br><br>19-Slax<br><br>Slax is a live CD distro based on Slackware, and from it comes the name. Nothing interesting here, move along.<br><br><br><br><br id=p_:b><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/sidux.png alt=sidux.png align=left><br><br>20-Sidux<br><br>Sidux is a Linux distro based on the unstable branch of Debian which is codenamed “Sid”, which in turn is named after the Sid Phillips character in Toy Story - usually destroys and tortures his sister Hannah’s toys. You see, geeks do have a sense of humor <img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif alt=;) class=wp-smiley><br><br><br><br><br><br><br id=g_al><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/ubuntu_studio_final_logo.png alt=Ubuntu Studio Logo align=left><br><br>21-Ubuntu Studio <br><br>Ubuntu Studio is just a special derivative from Ubuntu geared to general multimedia production.<br><br><br><br><br id=qt46><br><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/pc-bsd.png alt=pc-bsd.png align=left><br><br>22- PC-BSD<br><br>PC-BSD is a BSD based distro. It aims to be easy to install by using a graphical installation program, and easy- and ready-to-use immediately by providing KDE as the default, pre-installed graphical user interface, hence adding the “PC” prefix. Pretty unoriginal if you ask me.<br><br><br><br><br><br id=xp.t><br><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/xubuntu1.png alt=Xubuntu Logo align=left><br><br><br>23-Xubuntu<br><br>Whats up with all these Ubuntu derivatives? Sheeesh…Xubuntu is just XFCE + Ubuntu. Next!<br><br><br id=onmk><br id=pq59><br><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/foresight3.jpg alt=Foresight Linux Logo align=left>24-Foresight<br><br>Foresight is a Linux distro that uses Conary as a package manager, it allows rolling updates, rather than the 2 big releases a year most distros do. For example, when banshee 1.0 comes out next month Foresight users will have it in less than a week, while Ubuntu users will wait until October (Thanks to pcutler from the forsight IRC channel for explaining this). Anyways, with Conary, Forsight in a sense gets software you otherwise will have to wait for in other distros, pretty neat <img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif alt=;) class=wp-smiley> <br id=xj0o><br><br><br><br><br> <br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/desktopbsd1.png alt=DesktopBSD Logo align=left>25-DesktopBSD<br><br>From the site: “DesktopBSD aims at being a stable and powerful operating system for desktop users.” Meh.<br><br><br id=h67v><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/redhat-copy.png alt=redhat-copy.png align=left>26-Red Hat<br><br>This one has some really interesting stories behind it, I’ll leave the floor to Red Hat co-founder Bob Young to explain:<br><br><br><br> <br id=r0qa><br><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/opengeu1.png alt=OpenGEU Logo align=left><br><br><br><br>27-OpenGEU<br><br>OpenGEU was originally Geubuntu, which is a distro based on Ubuntu but uses GNOME and Enlightenment as windows manager, the “G” and “E” stand for this combo. But due to some legal boo-haa it was changed to OpenGEU.<br><br><br id=r0qa><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/elive.png alt=elive.png align=left><br><br><br>28-Elive<br><br><br>This one is just a Debian based live CD that also uses Enlightenment as a windows manager.<br><br><br><br><br id=ljv9><br><br><br> <br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/freespire2.png alt=Freespire Logo align=left> 29-Freespire<br><br>In August 2005, a distribution Live CD based on Linspire’s source pools named Freespire hit the web by accident. It later evolved to become it’s own distro. Linspire also has a interesting tale behind it’s name. Linspire originally was “Lindows” but some spoiled brat in the Microsoft legal department decided that “Lindows” infringes on their “Windows” brand and decided to sue. Microsoft’s case didn’t really hold water in court, so Microsoft decided to settle and pay $20 million for Lindows to change to Linspire.<br><br><br><br><br><br id=awfk><br><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/frugalware2.png alt=Frugalware Linux align=left>30-Frugalware<br id=qi62>I couldn’t find any documented reason, but it’s probably taken from the frugality philosphy. According to Wikipedia:<br id=hvz-><br><br>Frugality in the context of certain belief systems, is a philosophy in which one does not trust, or is deeply wary of “expert” knowledge, often from commercial markets or corporate cultures, claiming to know what is in the best economic, material, or spiritual interests of the individual.<br><br><br style=font-weight: bold; id=yo_j><br style=font-weight: bold; id=yo_j><br style=font-weight: bold; id=yo_j><br><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/fluxbuntu.png alt=fluxbuntu.png align=left><br><br>31-Fluxbuntu<br><br>Again with Ubuntu? Just an Ubuntu based distro that uses Fluxbox as it’s windows manager.<br><br><br id=r11s><br><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/xandrosos.png alt=xandrosos.png align=left><br><br><br><br><br>32-Xandros<br><br><br>Xandros’s name is derived the X Windows system and the Greek island Andros.<br id=mygz><br><br><br id=u6ob><br><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/tinyme.png alt=tinyme.png align=left><br><br>33-TinyME<br><br>TinyME is a small light-weight version of PCLinuxOS, it’s derived from two words; “tiny” and “me”<br><br><br><br id=qryu><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/gos.jpg alt=gos.jpg align=left><br><br><br><br>34-gOS<br><br>gOS is an Ubuntu based distro that has tight integeration of Google apps, the “g” stands for Google if you haven’t figured it out yet. gOS stands for ‘Good OS LLC’ which is the name of the company behind the distro. (Thanks to konradc from stumbleupon for pointing this out)<br><br><br><br><br id=kcj1><br><br><img src=http://hehe2.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/backtrack.png alt=backtrack.png align=left><br><br><br>35-Backtrack<br><br><br><br><br><br>Backtrack is security testing and penetration detection distro with a collection of security and forensics tools. The name is derived from this fact; “back tracing” the intruders.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>请阅读更多我的博客文章>>><br> <br><br> <br> <br> • <br> 你在哪里? <br> <br><br> • <br> 罕见de太空梭组装过程(组图)<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> • <br> 能听到她唱的是什么么?世界上最古老的录音 <br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> • <br> 【爱是自己抓不住的倒影】 (图) <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> • <br><br> 学会 (图) <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> • <br> ★ 恋爱de季节★)
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