Linux-???

[Spartan Erik]

I'm a fan of XP. If all you do is surf the web, get docs done, and have a relatively old sluggish machine, then I could see the reason for Linux. I stick with XP just because I've already customized it to my liking, fast bootup, and game compatibility (Wine emulation in Linux only goes so far)

[AJradio]

Well It depends on a numerous amount of things

1. Do you surf the internet alot? - If Yes, either OS, linux easier
2. Does your computer SUCK? - If Yes, use LINUX
3. Do you play games? - If Yes, XP or Vista
4. Do you like to mess with code? - If Yes, Linux, you can customize it to your liking

[compwhizii]

I like linux, I would use it but I always miss something that is in windows. But I've played Garry's Mod in linux once before.

[steronius]

best of both worlds:
option 1) Dual boot
option 2) VirtualBox.org (or any of the other virtual pc softwares)

[adamlinux]

yes I agree with steronius, if you really want the best of bolth worlds you should set aside a small part of you harddrive and use it for linux, and dual boot them. If I'm not mistake, most linux distros, or at least ubuntu, come with the grub boot loader wich will help you set up a dual booting machine. heres a video about it that I found very helpful when I did it, http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...90811311898236. If at all possible, you should try to install on another machine, if you have one. either to try it out, or to have bolth a windows and linux machine that are seperate, wich would be what I would do. Well hope this helps in some way,good luck!

[compwhizii]

Yeah, im still stuck between 007 or the internet...

What? :eek4:

[Max1337]

I prefer Linux over Windows any day...
All Windows does is cause problems with me, like lag, crashing, and viruses...

I'm currently using SLED (SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop) on my computer right now, and been using it for over a month now, and am quite happy with it
It hasn't caused me any problems yet, and runs very well on my PC.
The only problem with Linux is that it's limited when it comes to gaming, since most games are designed for Windows :-(
But I mostly use my PC for networking & (some) programming, so gaming isn't really much of an issue for me, as I also do have another PC that I use for gaming lol.

[xPlozion]

I use Arch Linux, and it's very fast compared to ubuntu and xp. it's as fast as gentoo without the long compile times or *bsd.

that reminds me, i haven't updated in a while, it'll only take a minute :D