Tell a friend about ArchLinux!

I cant help but notice that AL hasnt really got out to the mass's yet and this is a shame.. so if you like AL tell your friends, family, dog, imaginary friend etc etc.. help get the word out!

Very well written, jymbo.  Perhaps you should be the one writing a description of Arch for the About page.  I didn't quite do it justice. 
And thank you for understanding where I was coming from when I created Arch Linux.  The goal was/is take all the good concepts from other distros (and BSDs -- ABS borrows most of its magic from the FreeBSD ports system) and package them together in one nice tidy distribution, with spots of our own unique innovations.  Secondarily, I do not want to over-complicate Arch.  We've all seen where that path goes, and it can get ugly.
I also work as a sysadmin/programmer, and I can honestly say that administrating an Arch Linux box is far easier than the plethora of RedHat boxes that I must take care of...  In the company I work for, we now run Arch Linux exclusively on our in-house servers, and it's a breeze to manage.  Other production servers of ours still need to run RH for other reasons, and they take 2-3 times as long to perform the same given functions (updating to patch vulnerabilities, configuring, installing).
But Arch still needs to prove itself to the general public, and more than anything else, that takes time.  Myself, I don't really care too much if people slag Arch or disagree with my views (everyone is entitled to their own, after all).  All I know is that my boxes run smoother than ever, so the mission was a success. 

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