What OS are you running?

Agreed.
Linux has been my primary operating system for over two years now and I've come to do everything with it, exept for some things that really need Windows (which is an XP-SP2 I reach via dual boot with Grub). You know, some games, some apps they make me use at college.

The most curious thing about using Linux is, how you whole perception of software gradually changes. It becomes an issue for you wether a program is "open source" or just "freeware". You scratch your head when installing something on Windows by first browsing to its website, download the *.exe, run it, go through the setup and probably clean up after it (you know, those autostart nazis among programs). After a while you have a couple of those fancy command line tricks up your sleeve, not so much because you couldn't do it through graphical/mouse driven means (those days are mostly gone, thank god) but it's just faster.

Well, to balance things out a bit, I think M$ certainly did a lot to push graphical interfaces in general and some of their mantainance progs are easier to use than a command line. But as mentioned before, the last point is gradually fading and the lack of choice and open standards really puts me off by now.

If you feel like trying it, I'd recommend the Ubuntu or SuSE distribution. And it wouldn't hurt to have a friend over with some experience to spare. (I once did this break-in-ritual over phone ... distance call - you get the idea.)

Jam it back in, in the dark.

And any XP doesen't handle these jobs decently to begin with. From what I've heard, the Home and Pro editions are actually just a few registry changes apart, is that true?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by PirateGod

Getting a little peeved with SuSE as it won't play any MP3s copied from the Mac via FTP...Switching to Fedora Core

Have you checked out Packman? It has a few packages left out of SuSE for legal reasons.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by The Wise Vivi

I use Windows XP. Mainly because I have figured out how to use it so well that if I were to switch, I would have to learn everything all over again. I just hope that I have enough money to get the new version of Windows when it comes out in the next while or so.

Though you should consider that Windows Vista will revamp several concepts as well, so wether you give an alternate operating system a try which you can legaly obtain for free or buy an expensive upgrade for your Windows, there will be re-learning involved either way. And it's not like every single aspect of, say Linux, is so otherworldly different from Windows, not anymore.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Cless

Windows, Mac OS X, or some variant of Linux. Everything else is pretty marginal.

Hey, that was an EASY question!

Yep.
Anyone here ever met an actual BSD user?

I was speaking idiomatically.