Never saw Slackware that way. And I started using it in '96 or so. Those types of people were attracted to Linux in general, not a specific distro that I can

Never saw Slackware that way. And I started using it in '96 or so. Those types of people were attracted to Linux in general, not a specific distro that I can recall. The whole reason had to do with the perception of Unix being a "hacker" OS. And as most know, there is the whole cracker vs. hacker misconception. So naturally, Linux was the place to be. But back in those days, there wasn't as much choice in distro. You used Slackware, Red Hat, or Debian (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Linux_Distribution_Timeline.svg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Linux_Dis...).