Choices choices choices.

Slackware or FreeBSD? Since I got my old HD back I am sitting here with Windows with settings and files that date back 30 months... and dying to get back to Unixdom, but thingy is: I don't want to install (k)Ubuntu, and altho' I *love* Gentoo, this machine isn't exactly that optimal for it - long compilations aren't really fun when the machine can suddenly shut down on you with no warning whatsoever.

FreeBSD might actually be what I try. The lack of a floppy drive on this machine requires some extra magic in order to install Slackware.

Also, I am rereading the beginning of Berakhot in order to find the folios I had in mind for my little Talmud feature.

EDIT: I decided to go with Slackware.