We all know that there are many many distributions of Linux out there, and we all have heard of the major ones, like Red Hat, Mandrake, slackware, etc etc. Now, since they are different distros, I would think that they would have a sort of.. differentiation between them, right? Basically meaning that each one would have its own 'speciality', so to speak.

What I'm asking is that what are the major characteristics of each distro, example:

Red Hat for lays stress on ease of use??
Slackware is more inclined toward blah blah??
etc etc.

This ofcourse would help newbies ( like me ) to get a better understanding of what the different distros offer, and which one to chose. ( cos right now, I'm torn between Red Hat 7.3, and Slackware )

Cheers