Puppy Linux is a light weight Linux distribution built from scratch and born in mid 2002. It’s creator, Barry Kauler, originally created Puppy Linux as a fun project to do in his spare time. But recent tension in the community and Barry’s “Benevolent Dictator” approach to licensing and managing the distribution, mixed with his somewhat laid back and hands off, or at times overly aggressive form of management, have spawned some heated controversy of late. But internal politics aside, let’s get a look at this light weight distribution and all that it has to offer the end user.