[Lilux-help] Debain Vs. Slackware

Hi gang! Can anyone give me a comparison between Debian and Slackware? I used slackware back in 94, but it was very primitive at the time (I think it was something like kernel 0.8 or something stupid like that). Since then I have tried SuSE, Fedora Core, and Debian. So far, I am most happy with Debian, as upgrades are a snap and once you initially set it up, the system just works without any tweaking. My only problem with Debian is the technology lag. Recently I installed Fedora Core 3 on my wife's PC and have had a load of problems with it since. Kmail doesn't properly link to openoffice, firefox opens external links as a file in the tmp directory blah blah blah. I am VERY happy with my Debian system, but I don't think that it would be wise for me to run Sid on my wife's PC without being around to help fix problems. So, basically, I guess what I am asking is 1) how difficult is it to manage a slackware based system? 2) are upgrades a problem? 3) how quickly does slackware upgrade its software? Any comments would be helpful, especially if you have run both systems. Thanks Mike