If you look on distrowatch.com (or any other Linux resource) you will find a wealth of Linux distributions. With some know-how, you can do a search that will provide a list of distributions that are tailored to what you are specifically searching for.
When I look for a firewall, I find a good selection of distros, and pick the one that suits my needs. When I look for a distro tailored for a P2 or older, I find the same.
Here is my problem. Any and every penetration testing/forensics/hacking/1337-hax0r distribution is the same fucking set of software, built on Debian or Ubuntu (read as Debian), with a different window manager/desktop environment, and unique artwork. There are a few that are not based on Debian/Ubuntu, but (as with any category) the majority are Debian derivatives or quick respins of Ubuntu.
So, here is my proposal (I will list the distribution with the significant attribute below). To the developers of:
Dracos (Ubuntu, fluxbox )
Backtrack (Ubuntu, multiple desktops)
Caine (Ubuntu, XFCE)
Blackbuntu (Ubuntu, GNOME)
Forlex
INSERT (Knoppix, fluxbox)
Kali
CoreSecLinux (64 bit)
Hackshark (Fedora-based)
Ophcrack (Slitaz based)
Santoku (I forget the WM, but the name and graphics are cool)
and to all the countless others
GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER!!! Do we really need X number of distributions delivering the same goddamn applications with different window managers/desktop environments? Does it really matter what fucking GUI is being used for pen-testing/forensics? Personally, I think that if you have to rely on a GUI, pen-testing/forensics are way over your head. I did data recovery a week ago, and I used CAINE for one reason, because I just so happened to have it available at the moment, I was able to get the data, but it wasn't because of XFCE or the artwork.
So, to all of you, why are you wasting time/effort doing the same fucking thing? Get yourselves under one umbrella.
Jeez, for geniuses, you guys are a bunch of idiots!
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