There's another Linux distribution that's ready to welcome Windows users with open arms, only this one has been around for a long time.
Tiny Core Linux is an incredibly small, modular distro that can be customized to your specifications. Here's how to get started.
Mop out the old stuff you don't use anyway. It will free up disk space and make your system calmer.
Abstract: Distributed file systems (DFS) are the cornerstone of modern mass data processing systems. In DFS, the metadata service, as the core component, often becomes a performance bottleneck.