The inevitable is now occurring; Linux distros are being dropped for lack of funds. Kanotix is the latest. That is a big disappointment to me because I purchased an Epson CX3810 printer primarily due to Kanotix recognition. The problem is that most distributions are "piggy-backed" on someone else's project and then expanded. That can come crashing down if the parent version changes or drops its develpoment. Ubuntu now has the biggest following, a fact that is very disappointing simply because I have never been able to install any Ubuntu version or variant on a hard drive and have it function with either of my monitors. I am sure the Linux craze will continue, but Ubuntu developers are a bit like WalMart in that they want to gobble up everyone else in order to finance and develop their own project. That also could be said of a lot of big businesses everywhere, a very bad moral ground to stand on (or sink into).