What's your favourite Linux distro?

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I said Ubuntu since I just really like using it, expecially with gnome-shell
But I also enjoying using Cent OS on my friends server we use to run game servers on x)

Debian, I'm finding Ubuntu to be bloated even on modest hardware. However I am finding to love the Linux Mint Debian Flavor with XFCE. I found it to be lean and mean. Even on decade old hardware. Had LMDE on a 1.3GHz Athlon Classic with 512MB of Ram. Until someone bought it off me and wanted Windows on it. Interesting because all he wanted to do is play DVD's and browse the net. Which is what Mint was already doing.

i have been using ubuntu for 2 years because its the only distro that installs on my laptop.

when i wasn't paying for electricity i ran a few servers and Debian was my distro of choice.

that said, if you're a real nerd, then you would be running something like pcbsd.

I get that. And I'd be lying if I said I wasn't tempted to try Debian again, throughout this "Unity"-inspired distro-hopping binge I've been on.

I simply don't agree with their philosophy. (particularly regarding "non-free" modules/drivers and the Mozilla branding.)

I've been trying out Arch for the last couple of weeks, and so far, I'm pretty happy with it. It's insanely fast, great documentation, and I like the rolling release concept.

Though I'll admit, I don't fully agree with "The Arch Way" either. It's like, "simple is doing everything yourself". (Or if you prefer, "freedom is slavery" )

In any case, Mate seems perfectly stable and usable at this point. And Cinnamon also seems promising.

Hopefully the success of these projects will convince Gnome and Cannonical to change course - Whether by merging Cinnamon, or taking a whole new direction.

All of that stuff is available if you want it, though. Non-free drivers and software are available from official Debian repos. Re-branding of Mozilla stuff doesn't matter much to me (it's the same thing with a different icon) but there is a repo for the official Mozilla-branded versions.

True. And I could easily install Mate in Ubuntu. But the philosophy of a distro matters to me. It affects the overall vibe of the community. It also affects the attitudes of outside (ie. corporate) contributors toward the distro, and toward Linux at large.

Fast. Full. Simple.

Mine is currently Linux Mint because it automatically recognizes my wireless card on my laptop. If wireless drivers were not an issue, I would use something like Gentoo or Slackware because of their customization possibilities and raw power.

It varies. Some chipsets will "just work" in Ubuntu/Mint, or can be easily configured with something like Jockey. However, there some Linux-hating chipsets that require messing around with kernel modules and/or firmware, and these can be a nightmare in Mint or Ubuntu. For instance, my laptop has Broadcom wireless built-in, and I also have a Realtek-based USB adapter. Both were much easier to get working in Gentoo than they were in Mint.