in your review you mention the logo being a spider or tick thing. the sid in debian sid/sidux comes from the character “sid’ in toy story, the boy who transforms and/or destroys toys. the logo is a similiar example of one of the “transformed” toys in that movie.

Good review of a very good distro.
Regarding the install procedure – well it is always going to be a scary moment for the newbie, when you have to re-format something. Even now, (after several years using Linux and trying-out distros) it still worries me, causing multiple re-checking (was it sdb6 or sdb7???) to make sure something doesn’t get over-written accidentally. I’m not sure if the sidux installer is really much worse (or better) than the others available e.g. anaconda or SUSE (Man! That has to be the most complicated installer in the world!)
The forum at sidux is also a big plus – always helpful and a goldmine of technical help – just do your homework and be polite.
Finally, who said Kanotix is dead? That’s still my productive system! I dream of the day when Kano brings out a new version – but I agree, I’ve been waiting a long time now……

good review, I am also a big fan of sidux

I agree that Sidux is not the distro for beginners. I consider myself an intermediate Linux user and I still have trouble with the Sidux installer. But my regular distros are Mandriva and PCLinuxOS, both of which I believe have the best installers of all Linux distros so my opinion on this is biased.

I will give Sidux another spin in VirtualBox.

for experienced Debian users looking for a supported sid, sidux is great. I’m a complete convert; have it running happily on three notebooks now. I had to change from gnome to kde, but that turned out to be a win.

Mas,
After rowing through all that bloviating, I am of the opinion that the core devs of sidux have let their “success” go to their heads. Their attitudes and actions remind me of the management of another OS, the one that issues forth from the Pacific Northwest.

Check out http://sidux.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=16940&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15&sid=1d91564ebf556b777062fe281bc239c1

Excellent idea, Dragon. I just updated the review template. I wish I’d thought of that before.

This comment is not about sidux per se but applies to other reviews as well. Perhaps in your Summary Table you might add an explicit “Suitable For” or “Good For” item where you rate the distro as suitable for Newbie, Intermediate or Expert (or any other category you wish to make up). Your caution about sidux not being too newbie-friendly is buried in the text of the review.

I’ve used OpenGEU (Formerly Geubuntu). As far as an enlightenment based distrob it is one of, if not the best available. Similar to MoonOS and Maryan. Completely unlike elive or OzOS. I highly recommend taking it for a spin. I’m eagerly waiting for the next version.