VB made you soft and weak, now you pay the price for ignoring advice.

Backtrack had Martin Muench involved, the same guy who sells spyware (Finfisher) to governments that kill their citizens. I wouldn't trust either distro. Just install the tools you need from whatever distro you prefer.

psst 5 years ago... Awesome phone...

Just go back in time 5 years, switch from MS dev to *nix and buy an N900. Now you root on a video out capable phone in your pocket with a USB port and 3G.

Walk away. There are always smarter clients that are much better to work for. Dumb clients should pay double rate at least.