Adding weight to the Debian is solid thread: KCLUG has been running on Debian since day one. Debian was 1.2 then, we're at 2.2 now. Upgrading has been a dream! This OS has been working rock solid and the dselect depending/conflict resolution manager, in my opinion, makes it a simple, superior tool in managing software installation. The Debian guys are looking specifically at two goals when releasing software. First they want to provide a distribution free from the pitfalls of "unfree" software (stuff that isn't GPLed) and second, they want to provide a highly reliable distribution that has the least amount of bugs. That'd rather fix bugs in existing versions before moving onto the latest and greatest version often times. This gives Debian the stability that I require for my server. Listening to Bruce Perens (from Pixar, Debian guru) speak was enough to convince me this should be my only distribution -- I haven't regretted it yet. Mike Neuliep