What is the Yellow Doggiest x86 distribution?

[Jonathan Singer]

The arrival of Mandrake 9.0 reminds me of how frustrated I've been with Mandrake 8.2 on my Athlon box. I've tried SuSE, Debian and Red Hat, and liked Mandrake the best, but my favorite distro by far is Yellow Dog.

Which x86 distro is the closest thing? Specifically, an x86 distro, RPM-based but offering apt-get updating, with up to date packages but with the lightweight feel of an old Red Hat distro before all the user friendly conveniences that just get in your way?