[Charlug] clarification: VectorLinux 5.8 uses 2.6 kernel

[Ken]

At our Tuesday meeting, Pat asserted that VectorLinux runs faster because it uses the 2.4.x kernel. This is not so, as VL 5.8 Standard (Xfce) uses 2.6.18 and Vector Linux 5.8 SOHO (KDE) uses 2.6.20. Therefore, look elsewhere to explain the phenomenal speed of VL 5.8.
   
  From the home page: http://www.vectorlinux.com/
                                                
  Speed, performance, stability -- these are attributes that set VectorLinux apart in the crowded field of Linux distributions. VectorLinux is a lighterweight, fast, Linux operating system for Intel-AMD x86 compatible systems and is based upon Slackware, one of the original Linux distributions. Slackware is the true 'Unix' of Linux distributions and its popularity stems from the fact that it is a robust, versatile and almost unbreakable system. VectorLinux has improved Slackware to produce a bloat free, easy to install, configure and maintain operating system that is second to none. We include automatic hardware configuration, unique administration tools and easy software package management via the Gslapt/slapt-get system. VectorLinux is considered to be the fastest, non-source Linux distribution on the planet!
   
  I call your attention to the sentence: "Slackware is the true 'Unix' of Linux distributions and its popularity stems from the fact it is a robust, versatile and almost unbreakable system."
   
  VL is fast because it is an optimization of the already fast and efficient Slackware. Plus VL provides the tools to make the configuration of Slackware easy. 
   
  VectorLinux Standard is faster than Puppy, and smokes Xubuntu bigtime. Check it out.
   
  Ken

       
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